Title | Acronym | Contact Person | Center | Aircraft | Type | Measurements | Measurement Range | Measurement Instrument Pointing | Measurement Frequency | Measurement Swath Width | Measurement Horizontal Resolution | Measurement Vertical Resolution | Measurement Wavelengths | Measurement Notes |
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14-channel NASA Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer | AATS-14 | Stephen Broccardo (PI) | NASA ARC | DC-8 - AFRC, J-31, P-3 Orion - WFF, Convair 580 NRC, Twin Otter International, C130H - WFF | Photometer | Aerosol, H2O, O3, Optical Depth, NO2 | Integrated vertical column
| Solar tracking
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Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging Radiometer | AESMIR | Edward Kim (PI) | NASA GSFC | C-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFF | Radiometer | Imagery, Snow Thickness, Sea Ice Surface Elevation, H2O, Temperature | Ground
| Cross-track scanning, Conical scanning
| 6-100 GHz | |||||
Airborne Emission Spectrometer | AES | Helen Worden (Co-I) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, C130 | Interferometer | O3, CO, H2O, CO2, CH4, NH3, etc. | 4.5-13 µm | |||||||
Airborne Laser Isotope Spectrometer | ALIS | Lance Christensen (PI) | JPL | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | H2O, CO2 isotopes, CO2 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Airborne Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder | A-SMLS | Nathaniel Livesey (PI) | JPL | WB-57 - JSC (no longer fits), ER-2 - AFRC | Limb Sounder | H2O, O3, CO, primary, also: HNO3, CH2O, N2O, HCN, CH3CN, CH3OH, SO2, HDO, H2O2, NO2, CH3Cl, (CH3)2CO, depending on instrument tuning and atmospheric loading. | Vertical profile
| Limb scanning
| 2000 m
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Aircraft Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer | ALIAS | Lance Christensen (PI) | JPL | Balloon, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | N2O, H2O isotopes, H2O, CO, CH4, CO2 isotopes, HCl | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Balloon Borne Frost Point Hygrometer | Balloon FPH | Dale Hurst (PI) | NOAA ESRL | Balloon | H2O | In situ
| 0.1 Hz
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Balloonsondes (NOAA) | Balloonsondes (NOAA) | Dale Hurst (PI) | NOAA ESRL | Balloon | H2O, O3, Temperature, Pressure | In situ
| 0.1 Hz
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Carbon monOxide Measurement from Ames | COMA | Roy R. Johnson (Mgr) | NASA ARC | P-3 Orion - WFF, WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption | CO, N2O, H2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | NOAA CIMS | Thomas B Ryerson (PI) | Scientific Aviation | WB-57 - JSC, DC-8 - AFRC | CIMS | H2O, HNO3, HCl | In situ
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Chicago Water Isotope Spectrometer | Chi-WIS | Benjamin Clouser (Mgr) | U Chicago | WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer | H2O, HDO | ||||||||
Compact Raman Lidar | CRL | Zhien Wang (PI) | CU Boulder | University of Wyoming King Air, NSF/NCAR C-130, WP-3D Orion - NOAA | Lidar | H2O, Temperature, Aerosol, and cloud profiles | Vertical profile
| Zenith (directly upwards), Nadir (directly downwards)
| 5 Hz
| 0.6 m
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Cryogenic Hygrometer | CRYO | John Barrick (Co-I) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC | H2O | In situ
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Diode Laser Hygrometer | DLH | Glenn S. Diskin (PI) | NASA LaRC | B200 - LARC, DC-8 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, WB-57 - JSC, Sherpa - WFF, HU25 Falcon - LaRC, Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS | Laser absorption | H2O | In situ
| 100 Hz
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Fast In-situ Stratospheric Hygrometer | FISH | Cornelius Schiller (PI) | FZ Jülich | WB-57 - JSC | H2O | In situ
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer | FTIR | Michael Coffey (PI) | NASA HQ | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer | HCl, ClONO2, N2O, NO, NO2, HNO3, HF, CH4, C2H6, H2O, CO2, CF2Cl2, O3 | Integrated vertical column
| Upwards pointing but not directly upwards, Solar tracking
| 10 Hz
| 6 channels at 2-15 µm | ||||
Frost Point (NOAA) | FP | Andrew Rollins (Co-I) | NOAA CSL | WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | H2O | In situ
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G2301-f | Laura Iraci (PI) | NASA ARC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2, CH4, H2O | ||||||||||
G2301-m | Laura Iraci (PI) | NASA ARC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2, CH4, H2O | ||||||||||
Harvard Herriott Hygrometer | HWV-HHH | Jessica B. Smith (PI) | Harvard | WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | H2O | In situ
| 10 Hz
| 1393 nm | rovibrational transition of H2O | |||||
Harvard Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy | ICOS | David Sayres (PI) | Harvard | WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | Laser absorption | H2O | In situ
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Harvard Lyman-α Photofragment Fluorescence Hygrometer | HWV-LYA | Jessica B. Smith (PI) | Harvard | ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Fluorescence | H2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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High Altitude Monolithic Microwave integrated Circuit (MMIC) Sounding Radiometer | HAMSR | Shannon Brown (Mgr) | JPL | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC | Sounder, Microwave Radiometer | Temperature, H2O | Ground
| Nadir (directly downwards)
| 40000 m (at 20 km)
| 2000 m (at 20 km)
| 8 channels at 50-56 GHz; 10 channels at 113-119 GHz; 7 channels at 166-190 GHz | |||
JPL Laser Hygrometer | JLH | Robert L. Herman (PI) | JPL | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | H2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 1370 nm | |||||
JPL Mark IV Balloon Interferometer | MkIV | Geoffrey Toon (PI) | JPL | Balloon, DC-8 - AFRC | Interferometer | H2O, O3, N2O, CO, CH4, NO, NO2, HNO3, HNO4, N2O5, H2O2, ClONO2, HOCl, HCl, HF, COF2, CF4, SF6, CF2ClCFCl2, CHF2Cl, CF2Cl2, CFCl3, CCl4, CH3Cl, C2H2, C2H6, OCS, HCN, N2, O2, CO2 | ||||||||
Lidar Atmosphere Sensing Experiment | LASE | Amin R. Nehrir (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Lidar | H2O, Aerosol Backscattering | Vertical profile
| Zenith (directly upwards), Nadir (directly downwards)
| 5 Hz
| 815-815 nm | ||||
Multi-function Airborne Raman Lidar | MARLi | Zhien Wang (PI) | CU Boulder | NSF/NCAR C-130, University of Wyoming King Air, P-3 Orion - WFF | Lidar | H2O, Temperature, Aerosol, and cloud profiles | Vertical profile
| Zenith (directly upwards), Nadir (directly downwards)
| 10 Hz
| 0.6 m
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NDACC MLO FTIR | MLOFTIR | James W. Hannigan (PI) | NCAR | Interferometer | CO, CH4, ClONO2, HCOOH, C2H6, HCN, HCl, HF, HNO3, H2O, HDO, OCS, N2O, O3, CH2O | Vertical profile
| Solar tracking
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NOAA Water | Troy Thornberry (PI) | NOAA ESRL | Global Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption | H2O, H2O (total) | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 2.7 µm | DFB laser to scan 2 H2O lines and CO2 line for additional diagnostic | |||||
NPOESS Airborne Sounder Testbed - Microwave | NAST-M | R. Vincent Leslie (PI) | NASA LaRC | ER-2 - AFRC, Proteus, WB-57 - JSC | Radiometer | Temperature, H2O | Ground
| Cross-track scanning
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Raman Airborne Spectroscopic Lidar | RASL | David Whiteman (PI) | NASA GSFC | B200 - LARC | Raman spectrometer | H2O, Aerosol Scattering Ratio, Aerosol Backscattering, Aerosol Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Extinction, Temperature | In situ
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Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder | S-HIS | Joe Taylor (PI) | UW Madison | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Proteus | Interferometer | Temperature, H2O | Ground
| Cross-track scanning
| 40000 m (at 20 km)
| 2000 m (at 20 km)
| 3.3-18 µm | |||
Spectrometer for Sky-Scanning, Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research | 4STAR | Meloe S. Kacenelenbogen (Co-I) | NASA ARC | P-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF, Convair 580 NRC, Gulfstream G-1 (DOE), DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer | NO2, O3, H2O, Spectral Aerosol Optical Depth, Aerosol Extinction Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo, Aerosol Asymmetry Parameter, Aerosol Scattering phase function, Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Complex Refractive Index, Cloud Optical Depth, Cloud droplet effective radius, Cloud Thermodynamic Phase, Cloud Liquid Water Content | Vertical profile
| Zenith (directly upwards), Upwards pointing but not directly upwards, Solar tracking (angles: The instrument can be pointed continuously around the full azimuth and over 270 degrees in elevation )
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Tropospheric Ozone and Tracers from Commercial Aircraft Platforms | TOTCAP | Linnea Avallone (PI) | NSF | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | O3, H2O, CO2 | In situ
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Turbulent Air Motion Measurement System | TAMMS | Lee Thornhill (PI) | NASA LaRC | P-3 Orion - WFF | Navigation recorder | Aircraft position, Temperature, Pressure, H2O | In situ
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UAS Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species | UCATS | Brad Hall (PI) | NOAA ESRL | Altair, Global Hawk - AFRC, DC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | Gas chromatography, Spectrometer (in situ), Spectrometer (in situ) | N2O, SF6, CH4, CO, O3, H2, H2O, CHCl3, CCl4, CF2Cl2, CFCl3, CF2ClCFCl2, Halon-1211 | In situ
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Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Atmo Water Sensor Package | UAVAWSP | Lance Christensen (PI) | JPL | N2O, H2O isotopes, H2O, CO, CH4 | In situ
| 0.3 Hz
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Unmanned Aerial System Laser Hygrometer | ULH | Robert L. Herman (PI) | JPL | Global Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | H2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 1370 nm | ||||||
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Hygrometer | VCSEL | Mark A. Zondlo (PI) | Princeton | Gulfstream V - NSF | H2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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