The Airborne Science Instrument Database provides details on the science instruments that have been used as part of NASA-funded airborne research.
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Currently displayed: instruments 1 - 4 of 4.| Title | Acronym | Contact Person | Aircraft | Type | Measurements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charged-coupled device Actinic Flux Spectroradiometers | CAFS | Samuel R. Hall (PI) | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Gulfstream III - LaRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Spectrally resolved actinic flux and photolysis frequencies typically calculated for the following species: O3, NO2, NO3, CH2O, HONO, HNO3, N2O5, HNO4, PAN, H2O2, CH3OOH, CH3ONO2, CH3CH2ONO2, CH3CHO, CH3CH2CHO, CHOCHO, CH3COCHO, 2, 3-Butanedione, Methacrolein, MVK, (CH3)2CO, MEK, Br2, BrO, BrNO, BrNO2, BrONO, BrONO2, BrCl, HOBr, CHBr3, Cl2, ClO, ClNO2, ClONO, ClONO2 |
| Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | CIT-CIMS | Paul Wennberg (PI) | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC | CIMS | HNO3, H2O2, CH3OOH, HCN, PAA, SO2, multifunctional VOC oxidation products. |
| Peroxide Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | PCIMS | Daniel O'Sullivan (PI) | Gulfstream V - NSF | CIMS | H2O2, CH3OOH |
| URI Peroxides and Formaldehyde Instrument | POPS | Brian Heikes (PI) | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | H2O2, CH3OOH, CH2O |
