TitleAcronymContact PersonCenterAircraftTypeMeasurementsMeasurement RangeMeasurement Instrument PointingMeasurement FrequencyMeasurement Swath WidthMeasurement Horizontal ResolutionMeasurement Vertical ResolutionMeasurement WavelengthsMeasurement Notes
14-channel NASA Ames Airborne Tracking SunphotometerAATS-14Stephen Broccardo (PI)NASA ARCDC-8 - AFRC, J-31, P-3 Orion - WFF, Convair 580 NRC, Twin Otter International, C130H - WFFPhotometerAerosol, H2O, O3, Optical Depth, NO2
Integrated vertical column
Solar tracking
2 Channel Selected Ion Chemical Ionization Mass SpectrometerSI/CIMS-2Fred Eisele (PI)NCARC-130H - WFF, P-3 Orion - WFFCIMSOH, H2SO4, CH4SO3, DMSO, NH3, Aerosol
In situ
Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation SpectrometerCAPSAndrew Heymsfield (PI)NCARDC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFF, ER-2 - AFRCParticle imager, Spectrometer (in situ)Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Temperature, Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water Content
In situ
1 Hz
Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer - U ViennaCAPS ViennaBernadett Weinzierl (PI)U ViennaDC-8 - AFRCAerosol, Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content
In situ
Cloud Physics LidarCPLJohn Yorks (PI)NASA GSFCER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSCLidarAerosol, Optical Depth, Particle size distribution
Vertical profile
Nadir (directly downwards)
30 m
335 nm; 532 nm; 1064 nm
Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation SpectrometerCAPS - DC8Andrew Heymsfield (PI)NCARDC-8 - AFRCSpectrometer (in situ)Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content
In situ
0.5-50 µm; 25-1550 µmAerosol particle and cloud hydrometeor size distributions
Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation SpectrometerCAPS - WB57Darrel Baumgardner (PI)DMTWB-57 - JSCSpectrometer (in situ)Aerosol, Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content
In situ
0.5-1550 µm
Cloud, Aerosol, and Refractive Index ExperimentCAPS-PIPBernadett Weinzierl (PI)U ViennaDC-8 - AFRCAerosol, Particle size distribution, Cloud Liquid Water Content
Compact Raman LidarCRLZhien Wang (PI)CU BoulderUniversity of Wyoming King Air, NSF/NCAR C-130, WP-3D Orion - NOAALidarH2O, Temperature, Aerosol, and cloud profiles
Vertical profile
Zenith (directly upwards), Nadir (directly downwards)
5 Hz
0.6 m
Differential Aerosol Sizing and Hygroscopicity Spectrometer ProbeDASH-SPArmin Sorooshian (PI)UADC-8 - AFRC, P-3 Orion - WFFDifferential mobility, Spectrometer (in situ)Aerosol
In situ
532 nm
Direct beam Irradiance Airborne SpectrometerDIASSamuel R. Hall (PI)NCARDC-8 - AFRCSpectrometerAerosol, Optical Depth, O3
Integrated slant column
Solar tracking
280-650 nm
Multi-function Airborne Raman LidarMARLiZhien Wang (PI)CU BoulderNSF/NCAR C-130, University of Wyoming King Air, P-3 Orion - WFFLidarH2O, Temperature, Aerosol, and cloud profiles
Vertical profile
Zenith (directly upwards), Nadir (directly downwards)
10 Hz
0.6 m
Particle Analysis By Laser Mass SpectrometryPALMSGregory Schill (PI)NOAA ESRLDC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRCSpectrometer (in situ)Particle Composition, Aerosol
In situ
Particle Analysis By Laser Mass Spectrometry- Next GenerationPALMS-NGDaniel Cziczo (PI)PurdueER-2 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, DC-8 - AFRCSpectrometer (in situ)Particle Composition, Aerosol
In situ
Polarized Imaging NephelometerPI-NephJ. Vanderlei Martins (PI)UMBCB200 - LARC, DC-8 - AFRCAerosol
In situ
Quartz Crystal Microbalance/Surface Acoustic WaveQCM/SAWArthur Thorpe (PI)ER-2 - AFRCCounterflow virtual impactorAerosol
In situ
Single Particle Soot Photometer (NOAA)SP2Joshua (Shuka) Schwarz (PI)NOAA CSLC-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, GV - NCAR, Gulfstream III - LaRCPhotometerBlack Carbon, Aerosol
In situ
1 Hz