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Sunphotometer fleet developments

Fleet in development

4STAR team on successful ORACLES 2018 deployment

Roy Johnson presenting SEASTAR concept

Roy presenting new concept idea of SEASTAR at Ames Innovation Fair

New partners with NRC Canada - 4STAR integrated onto the Convair 580

AATS, 4STARB, and 4STAR staring at the sunrise

Calibrating away at Mauna Loa Observatory

Yohei holding 4STARB in the NASA C130 cockpit during NAAMES-3

4STARB's first flight campaign successful!

Connor and Jens awaiting the P3 in Sao Tome

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About us:
We are a research group at NASA Ames Research Center
specializing in measurements and analysis of atmospheric
composition. We focus on aerosol radiative properties, trace gas
retrievals, and cloud properties. We utilize airborne sunphotometers
and various satellite instruments.
Current Projects:

Field missions using our airborne sunphotometers:

  • ORACLES (lead)
  • NAAMES
  • KORUS-AQ
  • ARISE
  • SEAC4RS

Projects we are involved with:​

  • Calipso - MODIS - OMI: global aerosol properties (lead)
  • HQ20
  • ACMAP
  • Neural Network Retrievals of Aerosols Above Clouds
  • 4STAR instrument improvement (AITT)

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