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 141 - 160 of 356.
Title Sort descending Acronym Contact Person Aircraft Type Measurements
Frost Point (NOAA) FP (Co-I) WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC H2O
FSSP-300 Aerosol Spectrometer FPCAS ER-2 - AFRC Aerosol Scattering Ratio
G-V Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer SMPS (PI) Gulfstream V - NSF Differential mobility Aerosol Size Distribution
G2301-f (PI) Spectrometer (in situ) CO2; CH4; H2O
G2301-m (PI) Spectrometer (in situ) CO2; CH4; H2O
Gas and Aerosol Measurement Sensor/Langley Airborne A-Band Spectrometer GAMS/LAABS (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Solar Occultation; Spectrometer (in situ) Optical Depth
GeoCAPE Airborne Spectrometer GCAS (PI) B200 - LARC; WB-57 - JSC; Global Hawk - AFRC; ER-2 - AFRC Spectrometer NO2; CH2O
Georgia Tech Laser-Induced Fluorescence GT-LIF (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Fluorescence NO; CH2O; NO2
Georgia Tech NO Instrument GT-NO (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Chemiluminescence NO
Geostationary Imaging Fabry-Perot Spectrometer GIFS (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Spectrometer Cloud Thickness
Global Ice-sheet Mapping Orbiter GISMO (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Interferometer; Radar Topography
Goodrich Clear Air Turbulence Data Collection (PI) DC-8 - AFRC Turbulence
GPS Flight Management System GPFMS (Prev PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Navigation recorder Aircraft position
GPS Remote Sensing Instrument GPSRS (PI) P-3 Orion - WFF Soil Moisture
GRC Hyperspectral Imager HSI3.1 (PI) Twin Otter - GRC Camera
HAIS Fast-O3 Fast-O3 (PI) Gulfstream V - NSF Chemiluminescence O3
Harvard Halogen Instrument HAL (PI) WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC Fluorescence BrO; ClO; CIONO2
Harvard Herriott Hygrometer HWV-HHH (PI) WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC H2O
Harvard Hydroxyl Experiment HOx (PI) ER-2 - AFRC; WB-57 - JSC; WB-57 - JSC Fluorescence; Laser absorption OH; HO2
Harvard Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy ICOS (PI) WB-57 - JSC; ER-2 - AFRC Laser absorption H2O