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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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 | |||||
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 | ||||||||
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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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 | |||||
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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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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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 |