The Airborne Science Instrument Database provides details on the science instruments that have been used as part of NASA-funded airborne research.
To search the database, use any of the following filters to limit the displayed results. To scroll through the results, use the links at the bottom of the page. Clicking on any instrument name will take you to a page providing full information on that instrument.
Currently displayed: instruments 81 - 83 of 83.
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Acronym | Contact Person | Aircraft | Type | Measurements |
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Turbulent Air Motion Measurement System | TAMMS | Lee Thornhill (PI) | P-3 Orion - WFF, ER-2 - AFRC | Navigation recorder | Aircraft position, Temperature, Pressure, H2O |
Two-Dimensional Electronically Scanning Thinned-Array Radiometer | 2D-STAR | David Levine (PI) | P-3 Orion - WFF | Radiometer | Soil Moisture, Ocean Salinity |
Whole Air Sampler | WAS (UCI) | Donald R. Blake (PI) | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Whole Air Sampling | NMHCs, Halocarbons, Alkyl Nitrates, OCS, DMS, CS2 |