Langley Wideband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor (Langley WIBS)

Status

Status: 
Operational
Operated By: 
PI

Wideband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor (WIBS-4A) - Droplet Measurement Technologies.  Dectection of Fluorescent Biological Aerosol Particle (FBAP) number concentrations.  Single particle analysis using dual wavelength (280nm and 370nm by xenon lamps) excitation on two parallel broadband visible-wavelength detectors (310-400nm and 420-650nm). Particles are classified by a combination of fluorescence excitation and emission characteristics, as well as their optical size measured by forward-scattering using a 635nm continuous-wave diode laser.    

Instrument Type: 
Fluorescence
Measurements: 
Biological aerosol number concentration, biological aerosol fraction
Aircraft: 
DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF
Missions: 
CAMP2Ex (P-3 Orion - WFF); NAAMES (C-130H - WFF); SEAC4RS/DC3 (DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact: 
Richard Moore (Co-I), Lee Thornhill (Co-I), Luke D. Ziemba (POC; PI), Edward L. Winstead (Mgr), Liz Wiggins (Co-I), Matthew Brown (Co-I), Ewan Crosbie (Co-I), Taylor Shingler (Co-I), Francesca Gallo (Co-I), Sayantee Roy (Co-I)