Airborne Science Instrument Database

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 121 - 140 of 356.
Title Acronym Sort descending Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
Composition and Photo-Dissociative Flux Measurement CPFM (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC Radiometer; Spectrometer (in situ) Solar flux
Cloud Particle Imager CPI (PI) Citation; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Particle imager Particle phase; habit; Imagery
Cloud Physics Lidar CPL (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; Global Hawk - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Lidar Attenuated backscatter; linear depolarization ratio; cloud extinction coefficient; Aerosol Optical Depth
Compact Raman Lidar CRL (PI) University of Wyoming King Air; NSF/NCAR C-130; WP-3D Orion - NOAA Lidar H2O; Temperature; Aerosol; and cloud profiles
Cloud Radar System CRS (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Radar Radar Reflectivity; Doppler Velocity
Cryogenic Hygrometer CRYO (Co-I) DC-8 - AFRC H2O
Cloud Spectrometer and Impactor CSI (PI) C-130H - WFF; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Counterflow virtual impactor; Spectrometer (in situ) Cloud Liquid Water Content; H2O (total)
CSU QC-TILDAS Ammonia CSU-NH3 (Co-I) NSF/NCAR C-130; University of Wyoming King Air; DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer (in situ) NH3
Counterflow Virtual Impactor CVI (PI) Citation; DC-8 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC Counterflow virtual impactor Cloud Liquid Water Content
Delay-Doppler Phase-monopulse Radar D2P (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Radar Altitude
Dropsondes - DC-8 D8D (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Dropsonde Temperature
Differential Absorption Carbon monOxide Measurement DACOM (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Laser absorption; Spectrometer (in situ) N2O; CO; CH4; CO2
Differential Aerosol Sizing and Hygroscopicity Spectrometer Probe DASH-SP (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Differential mobility; Spectrometer (in situ) Aerosol
Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar DAWN (PI) DC-8 - AFRC; B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC Lidar Line of Sight Wind Speed; Vector Wind Speed and Direction; Aerosol Backscattering
Dual Channel Airborne tunable diode Laser Spectrometer DCALS (Co-I) DC-8 - AFRC Laser absorption; Spectrometer (in situ) CH3OH; CH2O
Digital Camera System DCS (Mgr) B200 - LARC; DC-8 - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC; Twin Otter - GRC; WB-57 - JSC Camera Imagery
Difference Frequency Generation Absorption Spectrometer DFGAS (Co-I) DC-8 - AFRC; P-3 Orion - WFF Spectrometer (in situ) CH2O
Differential Absorption Lidar DIAL (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Lidar Aerosol Backscattering; Aerosol Depolarization Ratio; Aerosol Extinction; Aerosol Optical Depth; O3
Direct beam Irradiance Airborne Spectrometer DIAS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Spectrometer Aerosol; Optical Depth; O3
Ames Digital Imager DIM (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Camera Imagery