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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2 Channel Selected Ion Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | SI/CIMS-2 | Fred Eisele (PI) | NCAR | C-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFF | CIMS | OH, H2SO4, CH4SO3, DMSO, NH3, Aerosol | In situ
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2D-S Stereo Probe | 2DS | Sarah Woods (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Global Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, Learjet SPEC, Alpha Jet | Particle imager | Particle size distribution, Particle concentration, Particle Extinction | In situ
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2DC Hydrometeor Imaging Probe | 2DC | David Rogers (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Particle imager | Particle size distribution, Particle concentration | In situ
| 25-1600 µm | ice, water | |||||
Advanced Whole Air Sampler | AWAS | Elliot Atlas (PI) | U Miami | Global Hawk - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Whole Air Sampling | CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs, Halons, Solvents, VSLS, NMHCs, Organic Nitrates, CO, CH4, N2O | In situ
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Aerosol Optical Properties | AERO3X | Anthony Strawa (PI) | NASA ARC | P-3 Orion - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC | Optical particle counter | Black Carbon, NO2, Particle Scattering, Aerosol Extinction, Particle Absorption, Asymmetry Parameter, Single Scattering Albedo, Aerosol Backscattering | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 405 nm; 675 nm | |||||
Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species | ACATS | James W. Elkins (Co-I) | NOAA ESRL | ER-2 - AFRC, Citation | Gas chromatography | CFCl3, CF2Cl2, CF2ClCFCl2, CH3CCl3, CCl4, Halon-1211, CHCl3, CH4, H2, N2O, SF6 | In situ
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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 Tropospheric Hydrogen Oxides Sensor | ATHOS | William H. Brune (PI) | Penn State | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | OH, Napthalene, HO2, NO | In situ
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Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer | ATLAS | Max Loewenstein (PI) | NASA ARC | ER-2 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | N2O, CH4, CO, O3 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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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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Alpha Jet Ozone Instrument | Laura Iraci (PI) | NASA ARC | Alpha Jet | Spectrometer (in situ) | O3 | In situ
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Argus Tunable Diode Laser Instrument | ARGUS | Max Loewenstein (PI) | NASA ARC | Balloon, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | CO, CH4, N2O | In situ
| 3.3 µm; 4.7 µm | CH4 | |||||
Atmospheric Vertical Observations of CO2 in the Earth's Troposphere | AVOCET | Joshua P. DiGangi (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2 | In situ
| 5 Hz
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Axial Cyclone Cloud-water Collector | AC3 | Ewan Crosbie (Co-I) | NASA LaRC | C-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFF, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC | Ion Chromatography | Aqueous concentrations of bulk cloud-water species (e.g., Sulfate, Nitrate, sodium, Ca+2, TOC, pH) | In situ
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Berkeley Nitrogen Oxides Detector | BNOD | Ronald C. Cohen (PI) | UC Berkeley | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | NO2, HNO3, CH3O3NO2 | In situ
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Carbon Airborne Flux Experiment | CARAFE | Glenn M. Wolfe (PI) | NASA GSFC | C-23 Sherpa - WFF | Laser absorption | CO2, CH4, H2O concentrations and fluxes | In situ
| 10 Hz
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Carbon Dioxide Laser Absorption Spectrometer | CO2LAS | Gary Spiers (PI) | JPL | DC-8 - AFRC, Twin Otter - GRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2 | In situ
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Carbon Monoxide By Attenuation of Laser Transmission | COBALT | James Podolske (PI) | NASA ARC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Laser absorption | CO | In situ
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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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Carbon Oxide Laser Detector 2 | COLD 2 | Francesco D'Amato (PI) | CNRI | WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption | CO and N2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Charged-coupled device Actinic Flux Spectroradiometers | CAFS | Samuel R. Hall (PI) | NCAR | 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 | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 280-650 nm | |||||
Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | CIT-CIMS | Paul Wennberg (PI) | Cal Tech | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC | CIMS | HNO3, H2O2, CH3OOH, HCN, PAA, SO2, multifunctional VOC oxidation products. | In situ
| 10 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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Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | GT-CIMS | L. Greg Huey (PI) | GA Tech | DC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF | CIMS | HNO3, SO2, HNO4, HCl, Br2, BrO, PAN | In situ
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Chlorine Nitrate Instrument | ClONO2 | David Wilmouth (PI) | Harvard | ER-2 - AFRC | Fluorescence | NO2, ClO, ClONO2, BrO | In situ
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Closed-path Laser Hygrometer | CLH | Linnea Avallone (PI) | NSF | Gulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC, DC-8- AFRC | Laser absorption | H2O (total) | In situ
| 0.8 Hz
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Closed-path Laser Hygrometer 2 | CLH2 | Darin Toohey (PI) | CU Boulder | Gulfstream V - NSF, C-230 - NSF, DC-8- AFRC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | H2O (total) | In situ
| 45 Hz
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Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer | CAPS | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFF, ER-2 - AFRC | Particle imager, Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Temperature, Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water Content | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Cloud Droplet Probe | CDP | David Rogers (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC, Global Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, ER-2 - AFRC | Particle imager | Particle size distribution, Particle concentration | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 2-50 µm | water droplets, ice crystals | ||||
Cloud Imaging Probe | CIP | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC | Particle imager | Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content | In situ
| 25-1550 µm | ||||||
Cloud Integrating Nephelometer | CIN | Hermann Gerber (PI) | Gerber Scientific, Inc. | C-130H - WFF, Citation, Twin Otter - GRC, WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter | Asymmetry Parameter, Optical Extinction Coefficient, Extinction-to-Backscatter Ratio | In situ
| 4-2500 µm | ||||||
Cloud Particle Imager | CPI | Sarah Woods (PI) | NCAR | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Global Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Particle imager | Particle phase, habit, Imagery | In situ
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Cloud Spectrometer and Impactor | CSI | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Counterflow virtual impactor, Spectrometer (in situ) | Cloud Liquid Water Content, H2O (total) | In situ
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Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation Spectrometer | CAPS - DC8 | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content | In situ
| 0.5-50 µm; 25-1550 µm | Aerosol particle and cloud hydrometeor size distributions | |||||
Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation Spectrometer | CAPS - WB57 | Darrel Baumgardner (PI) | DMT | WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content | In situ
| 0.5-1550 µm | ||||||
CN - Hawaii | Antony Clarke (Co-I) | U Hawaii | DC-8 - AFRC | CN counter | CCN | |||||||||
CO2 Weather Balloon Spectrometer | CO2-WEBS | Lance Christensen (PI) | JPL | Balloon | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Compact Airborne Formaldehyde Experiment | CAFE | Jason M. St. Clair (PI) | NASA GSFC | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, C-23 Sherpa - WFF, HL5200 Hanseo University (NIER) | Fluorescence | CH2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Compact Airborne NO2 Experiment | CANOE | Jason M. St. Clair (PI) | NASA GSFC | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC | Fluorescence | NO2 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Compact Atmospheric Multispecies Spectrometer | CAMS | Alan Fried (Co-I) | CU Boulder | Gulfstream V - NSF, DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CH2O, HCOOH | In situ
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COmpact Formaldehyde FluorescencE Experiment | COFFEE(GSFC) | Jason M. St. Clair (PI) | NASA GSFC | Alpha Jet | Fluorescence | CH2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Composition and Photo-Dissociative Flux Measurement | CPFM | C. Thomas McElroy (PI) | ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Radiometer, Spectrometer (in situ) | Solar flux | In situ
| 300-770 nm | |||||||
Condensation Nuclei Counter | CNC | James Wilson (PI) | U Denver | ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, DC-8 - AFRC | CN counter | CCN | In situ
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Continuous Flow Diffusion Chambers | CFDC | Paul J. DeMott (PI) | Colo State | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Optical particle counter | Particle size distribution | In situ
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Continuous Flow Streamwise Thermal Gradient CCN Counter | CFSTGC | Richard Moore (Co-I) | NASA LaRC | Balloon, P-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC | CN counter | CCN | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Cooled CCD Slit-less Spectrograph | ASTRO | Peter Jenniskens (PI) | SETI | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Brightness Temperature | In situ
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Counterflow Virtual Impactor | CVI | Cynthia Twohy (PI) | NWRA | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Counterflow virtual impactor | Cloud Liquid Water Content | In situ
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CSU QC-TILDAS Ammonia | CSU-NH3 | Ilana B. Pollack (Co-I) | Colo State | NSF/NCAR C-130, University of Wyoming King Air, DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | NH3 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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CU Aircraft Extractive Electrospray Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer | EESI-TOFMS | Jose-Luis Jimenez (PI) | CU Boulder | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | C6H10O5, C6H5NO4 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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CU Aircraft High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer | HR-AMS | Jose-Luis Jimenez (PI) | CU Boulder | DC-8 - AFRC, C-130 - NSF, Gulfstream III - LaRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Organic Aerosol, NH4, NO3, SO4, NR-Cl, Br-, Iodine, seasalt, MSA, ClO4, pRONO2 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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DCOTSS Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer | DPOPS | John Dykema (PI) | Harvard | ER-2 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | particle number density, Particle size distribution | ||||||||
Difference Frequency Generation Absorption Spectrometer | DFGAS | Alan Fried (Co-I) | CU Boulder | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Spectrometer (in situ) | CH2O | In situ
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Differential Absorption Carbon monOxide Measurement | DACOM | Glenn S. Diskin (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | N2O, CO, CH4, CO2 | In situ
| 5 Hz
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Differential Aerosol Sizing and Hygroscopicity Spectrometer Probe | DASH-SP | Armin Sorooshian (PI) | UA | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Differential mobility, Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol | In situ
| 532 nm | ||||||
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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Dual Channel Airborne tunable diode Laser Spectrometer | DCALS | Alan Fried (Co-I) | CU Boulder | DC-8 - AFRC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | CH3OH, CH2O | In situ
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Fast Cloud Droplet Probe | FCDP | Sarah Woods (PI) | NCAR | WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFF, Global Hawk - AFRC, Learjet SPEC, DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC | Optical particle counter | Cloud Particle Number and Size Distributions | In situ
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Fibre-optic Fed Slit-Spectrograph | SLIT | Michael Winter (PI) | University of Kentucky | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Brightness Temperature | In situ
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Focused Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer | FCAS | James Wilson (PI) | U Denver | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter | Particle size distribution | In situ
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Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe | FSSP | Paul Lawson (PI) | SPEC | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter | Particle size distribution | In situ
| 450 nm; 530 nm; 550 nm; 700 nm | aerosol scattering and backscattering coefficients | |||||
G-V Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer | SMPS | James Smith (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Differential mobility | Aerosol Size Distribution | In situ
| 3-500 nm | pressure-dependent | |||||
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 | ||||||||||
Gas and Aerosol Measurement Sensor/Langley Airborne A-Band Spectrometer | GAMS/LAABS | Michael Pitts (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC | Solar Occultation, Spectrometer (in situ) | Optical Depth | In situ
| 1024 channels at 430-1030 nm; 800 channels at 759-771 nm | solar spectrometer | |||||
Georgia Tech Laser-Induced Fluorescence | GT-LIF | David Tan (PI) | GA Tech | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | NO, CH2O, NO2 | In situ
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Georgia Tech NO Instrument | GT-NO | L. Greg Huey (PI) | GA Tech | DC-8 - AFRC | Chemiluminescence | NO | ||||||||
HAIS Fast-O3 | Fast-O3 | Teresa Campos (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Chemiluminescence | O3 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Harvard Halogen Instrument | HAL | David Wilmouth (PI) | Harvard | WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | Fluorescence | BrO, ClO, CIONO2 | In situ
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Harvard Hydroxyl Experiment | HOx | James Anderson (PI) | Harvard | ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Fluorescence, Laser absorption | OH, HO2 | In situ
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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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Harvard Total Water | HTW | Jessica B. Smith (PI) | Harvard | WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | Fluorescence | H2O (total) | In situ
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Harvard Tracer Suite | HTS | Bruce Daube (PI) | Harvard | DC-8 - AFRC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | CO, CO2, CH4, N2O | In situ
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Harvard University Picarro Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer | HUPCRS | Steven C. Wofsy (PI) | Harvard | Global Hawk - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CH4, CO2, CO | In situ
| 0.5 Hz
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Hawaii Group for Environmental Aerosol Research | HIGEAR | Antony Clarke (Co-I) | U Hawaii | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | CN counter, Differential mobility, Laser absorption, Optical particle counter, Photometer, Spectrometer | Particle Absorption, CCN, Particle Scattering, Aerosol Size Distribution, Black Carbon | ||||||||
Hawkeye | Hawkeye | Paul Lawson (PI) | SPEC | Global Hawk - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Particle imager | Particle size distribution | In situ
| 10 µm; 50 µm | 2D-S channel 1 | |||||
High Frame Rate Slit-less Spectrograph | HFRS | Geoff McHarg (PI) | USAF | DC-8 - AFRC | Camera, Spectrometer (in situ) | Imagery | In situ
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High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer | HVPS | Paul Lawson (PI) | SPEC | Citation, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Particle imager, Spectrometer (in situ) | Particle size distribution | In situ
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High-Sensitivity Fast-Response CO2 Analyzer | Harvard CO2 | Steven C. Wofsy (PI) | Harvard | Balloon, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2 | In situ
| 0.5 Hz
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HOx Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | HOxCIMS | Christopher A. Cantrell (PI) | NCAR | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC | CIMS | OH, HO2, HO2+RO2 | In situ
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In Situ Airborne Formaldehyde | ISAF | Glenn M. Wolfe (PI) | NASA GSFC | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Gulfstream V - NSF, WP-3D Orion - NOAA, C-130 - NSF, B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC | Fluorescence | CH2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Microphysical Properties | AMP | Charles Brock (PI) | NOAA CSL | DC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream G-5 | Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol Size Distribution | In situ
| 1 Hz
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In-Situ Measurements of Aerosol Optical Properties | AOP | Adam Ahern (PI) | NOAA CSL | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol Extinction, Particle Absorption, Asymmetry Parameter, Black Carbon | In situ
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Intensified High Definition TV Near-UV Spectrograph | NUV | Shinsuke Abe (PI) | Kobe University | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CCN | In situ
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Isotope Ratio Infrared Spectrometer | IRIS | Hans-Jürg Jost (PI) | NASA ARC | M-55, WB-57 - JSC | Laser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ) | H2O isotopes | In situ
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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 | |||||
Langley Aerosol Mass Spectrometer | Langley HR-ToF-AMS | Luke D. Ziemba (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC, C-130H - WFF | Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol Mass Concentrations of Organics, Sulfate, Nitrate, Ammonium, Chloride | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Langley Aerosol Research Group Experiment | LARGE | Luke D. Ziemba (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, C-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFF, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC, King Air B-200 - LaRC, Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS | CN counter, Nephelometer, Optical particle counter | Aerosol Number Concentration, Aerosol Size Distribution, Scattering Coefficient, Absorption Coefficient | In situ
| 1 Hz
| 405 nm; 530 nm; 700 nm | |||||
Langley Cloud Probes | Langley In-situ Cloud | Richard Moore (Co-I) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF, HU-25 Falcon - LaRC | Particle imager | Cloud Droplet Number and Size Distributions, Cloud Droplet Effective Radius and Variance, Precipitation Particle Number and Size Distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content, Cloud Ice Water Content | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Langley In Situ Fast-Response Ozone Measurements | FASTOZ | Melody Avery (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC | Chemiluminescence | O3 | In situ
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Langley Single Particle Soot Photometer | Langley SP2 | Luke D. Ziemba (PI) | NASA LaRC | P-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF | Laser absorption | Black carbon mass concentrations | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Langley Wideband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor | Langley WIBS | Luke D. Ziemba (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF, C-130H - WFF | Fluorescence | Biological aerosol number concentration, biological aerosol fraction | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Laser Imaging Nephelometer | LI-Nephelometer | Adam Ahern (PI) | NOAA CSL | Twin Otter - CIRPAS - NPS, DC-8 - AFRC | Nephelometer | |||||||||
Laser Induced Fluorescence – Nitrogen Oxide | LIF-NO | Andrew Rollins (PI) | NOAA CSL | WB-57 - JSC | Fluorescence | NO | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Laser Induced Fluorescence – Sulfur Dioxide | LIF-SO2 | Andrew Rollins (PI) | NOAA CSL | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Global Hawk - AFRC | Fluorescence | SO2 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Over Northwestern North America | MACDONNA | Stephanie A. Vay (PI) | NASA LaRC | DC-8 - AFRC | Gas chromatography | CO2 | In situ
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Medusa Whole Air Sampler | Medusa | Britton Stephens (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC | Whole Air Sampling | O2, CO2, N2, Argon, CO2 isotopes | In situ
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Methane Near IR Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectrometer | NOAA CH4 | Erik Richard (PI) | NOAA ESRL | WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CH4 | In situ
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Miniature Echelle Spectrograph | Echelle | Peter Jenniskens (PI) | SETI | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Brightness Temperature | In situ
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Multi-sample Aerosol Collection System | MACS | James Wilson (PI) | U Denver | WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | Counterflow virtual impactor | Particle size distribution | In situ
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Multiple Axis Resonance Fluorescence Chemical Conversion Detector for ClO and BrO | ClO/BrO | James Anderson (PI) | Harvard | ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | ClO, BrO | In situ
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Multiple-Angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe | MASP | Darrel Baumgardner (PI) | DMT | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, Global Hawk - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Particle concentration, Particle size distribution, Particle Extinction | In situ
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NCAR NO-NO2 | NO-NO2 | Andrew Weinheimer (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Chemiluminescence | NO, NO2 | In situ
| 10 Hz
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NCAR NOxyO3 | NOxyO3 | Andrew Weinheimer (PI) | NCAR | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Chemiluminescence | NO, NO2, NOy, O3 | In situ
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NO and NOy Chemiluminescence Instrument | NO/NOy | Yutaka Kondo (PI) | U Tokyo | DC-8 - AFRC | Chemiluminescence | NO, NO2, NOy | In situ
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NOAA Iodide Ion Time-of-Flight Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | NOAA ToF CIMS | J. Andy Neuman (PI) | NOAA ESRL | DC-8 - AFRC | CIMS | HCOOH, ClNO2, N2O5, BrO, Cl2, BrCN, BrCl, C2H4O3S | ||||||||
NOAA Nitrogen Oxides and Ozone | NOyO3 | Thomas B Ryerson (PI) | Scientific Aviation | DC-8 - AFRC | Chemiluminescence | NO, NO2, NOy, O3 | In situ
| 1 Hz
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NOAA NOy Instrument | NOAA NOy | Patrick Veres (PI) | NCAR | ER-2 - AFRC, Balloon | Chemiluminescence | NO, NO2, NOy | In situ
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NOAA Picarro | Kathryn McKain (Co-I) | CU Boulder | DC-8 - AFRC, Alpha Jet | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2, CH4, CO | In situ
| 1.2 Hz
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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 | |||||
Non-dispersed Infrared Airborne CO2 Detector | NIRAD | Darin Toohey (PI) | CU Boulder | WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2 | In situ
| 10 Hz
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Nuclei-Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer | NMASS | Michael Reeves (Prev PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC | CN counter | Particle size distribution, CCN | In situ
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OSCAR lab | Laura Iraci (PI) | NASA ARC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO, CO2 | ||||||||||
OSCAR portable | Laura Iraci (PI) | NASA ARC | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO, CO2 | ||||||||||
PAN and Trace Hydrohalocarbon ExpeRiment | PANTHER | James W. Elkins (Co-I) | NOAA ESRL | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Gas chromatography | (CH3)2CO, PAN, H2, CH4, CO, N2O, SF6, CFCl3, CF2Cl2, Halon-1211 | In situ
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PAN CIMS Instrument by Georgia Tech and NCAR | PAN-CIGAR | L. Greg Huey (PI) | GA Tech | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | CIMS | PAN, PPN, PiBN, PnBN, PBzN, MoPAN, APAN, MPAN | In situ
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Particle Analysis By Laser Mass Spectrometry | PALMS | Gregory Schill (PI) | NOAA ESRL | DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Particle Composition, Aerosol | In situ
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Particle Analysis By Laser Mass Spectrometry- Next Generation | PALMS-NG | Daniel Cziczo (PI) | Purdue | ER-2 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Particle Composition, Aerosol | In situ
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Particle Into Liquid Sampler | PILS | Rodney Weber (PI) | GA Tech | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Ion Chromatography | Na, NH4, K, Mg, Ca+2, Cl, NO2, NO3, SO4, PO4, Br-, WSOC | In situ
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Particles in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere | PUTLS | Luke D. Ziemba (PI) | NASA LaRC | WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter | Aerosol Number Concentration, Aerosol Size Distribution | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Peroxide Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer | PCIMS | Daniel O'Sullivan (PI) | USNA | Gulfstream V - NSF | CIMS | H2O2, CH3OOH | In situ
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PeroxyAcetylNitrate, Aldehydes and Ketones | PANAK | Hanwant Singh (PI) | NASA ARC | DC-8 - AFRC | Gas chromatography | PPN, PAN, MEK, IPN, HCN, CH3OH, CH3NO3, CH3CN, CH3CHO, CH3CH2CHO, C2H5OH, C2H5NO3, C2Cl4, (CH3)2CO | In situ
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Picarro G1301-c Methane/Carbon Dioxide Analyzer | Picarro | Frank Flocke (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Spectrometer (in situ) | CO2, CH4 | In situ
| 5 Hz
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Precipitation Imaging Probe | PIP | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC | Particle imager, Spectrometer | Particle size distribution | ||||||||
Programmable Flask Package Whole Air Sampler | PFP | Stephen (Steve) Montzka (PI) | NOAA ESRL | DC-8 - AFRC | Whole Air Sampling | N2O, SF6, H2, CS2, OCS, CO2, CH4, CO, CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, Solvents, Methyl Halides, Hydrocarbons, Perfluorocarbons | In situ
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Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometer | PTR-MS | Armin Wisthaler (PI) | UI | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Spectrometer (in situ) | CH3CHO, (CH3)2CO, CH3CN, C6H6, C4H4O, C5H8, CH3OH, MVK, C7H8, Particle Composition | In situ
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Quantum Cascade Laser System | QCLS | Bruce Daube (PI) | Harvard | NCAR G-V, NOAA P-3, DC-8 - AFRC | Laser absorption | CO2, CO, CH4, N2O | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Quartz Crystal Microbalance/Surface Acoustic Wave | QCM/SAW | Arthur Thorpe (PI) | ER-2 - AFRC | Counterflow virtual impactor | Aerosol | In situ
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Scanning Actinic Flux Spectroradiometers | SAFS | Samuel R. Hall (PI) | NCAR | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Solar flux | In situ
| 0.1 Hz
| 280-420 nm | |||||
Small Ice Detector | SID | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC | Particle imager | Particle size distribution | In situ
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Soluble Acidic Gases and Aerosols | SAGA | Jack Dibb (PI) | UNH | DC-8 - AFRC | Ion Chromatography | Na, NH4, K, Mg, Ca+2, Cl, Br-, NO3, SO4, C2O4-2, Be-7, Pb-210, HNO3 | In situ
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SPP-100 | SPP | Paul Lawson (PI) | SPEC | WB-57 - JSC | Optical particle counter, Spectrometer (in situ) | Particle concentration | In situ
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Thermal-Dissociation Laser Induced Fluorescence | TD-LIF | Ronald C. Cohen (PI) | UC Berkeley | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | NO2, ∑PNs, ∑ANs, HNO3 | In situ
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Three-View Cloud Particle Imager | 3V-CPI | Jorgen Jensen (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Particle imager, Spectrometer (in situ) | Imagery | In situ
| 10-1280 µm | ||||||
Trace Organic Gas Analyzer | TOGA | Eric Apel (PI) | NCAR | DC-8 - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF, C-130 - NSF | Gas chromatography, Spectrometer (in situ) | VOCs, alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, NMHC, Hydrocarbons, OVOCs, halogenates, alkyl nitriles, Alkyl Nitrates, sulfur-containing VOCs | In situ
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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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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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Ultra High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer | UHSAS | David Rogers (PI) | NCAR | Global Hawk - AFRC, Gulfstream V - NSF | Spectrometer (in situ) | Aerosol Size Distribution, Aerosol Concentration | In situ
| 0.075-1 µm | aerosols | |||||
UNH Mercury | UNHMERC | Robert Talbot (PI) | UNH | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence, Spectrometer (in situ) | Hg | In situ
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URI Peroxides and Formaldehyde Instrument | POPS | Brian Heikes (PI) | URI | DC-8 - AFRC | Fluorescence | H2O2, CH3OOH, CH2O | In situ
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Utah State Near-Infrared Spectrometer | NIRSPEC | Michael J. Taylor (PI) | USU | DC-8 - AFRC | Spectrometer (in situ) | Shock Emissions | In situ
| 0.96-1.67 µm | ||||||
Vacuum UV Resonance Fluorescence CO Instrument | VUV-CO | Teresa Campos (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | Fluorescence | CO | In situ
| 1 Hz
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Video Ice Particle Sampler | VIPS | Andrew Heymsfield (PI) | NCAR | WB-57 - JSC | Particle imager | Particle Composition | In situ
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Water-Based Condensation Nucleus Counter | WCN | David Rogers (PI) | NCAR | Gulfstream V - NSF | CN counter | CCN, Temperature, Pressure | In situ
| 0.01-3 µm | aerosols | |||||
Whole Air Sampler | WAS (UCI) | Donald R. Blake (PI) | UC Irvine | DC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFF | Whole Air Sampling | NMHCs, Halocarbons, Alkyl Nitrates, OCS, DMS, CS2 | In situ
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Whole Air Sampler | WAS (NCAR) | Elliot Atlas (PI) | U Miami | C-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC | Whole Air Sampling | NMHCs, Halocarbons | In situ
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