Projected HAIS Instrumentation Availability on HIAPER




Instrument PI Organization Available




Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Hygrometer (VCSEL) - Measurements of water vapor concentration at a minmum rate of 25 sps over the entire range of the troposphere and lower stratosphere. Zondlo SW Sciences Apr-08




Small Ice Detector, Version 2 (SID-2H) - A particle light-scattering instrument for measuring size distributions of particles in the 1 to 70 µm size range and for discriminating between ice crystals and supercooled water droplets in mixed phase clouds. Heymsfield UCAR / NCAR Aug-07




HIAPER Atmospheric Radiation Package (HARP) - Spectrally-resolved actinic flux measurements, spectroradiometric actinic flux and irradiance measurements. Shetter UCAR / NCAR Mar-08




Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometer for HIAPER - Concentration data versus time for CO2, CH4, and CO (N2O optional). Wofsy Harvard Sep-08




Advanced Whole Air Sampler (AWAS) - Collection of ambient air samples autonomously for subsequent analysis of trace gas chemical and/or isotopic composition. Atlas U. Miami Mar-08




Autonomous Airborne Ozone Photometer - Quantification of ozone mixing ratios at 1 sps using the method of UV absorbtion. Rawlins PSI, Inc Sep-07




Microwave Temperature Profiler (MTP) - Measurements of brightness temperature at three frequencies between 55.5 and 58.8 GHz to be used to retrieve a temperature profile about the aircraft's flight altitude. Mahoney JPL/Caltech Mar-08




Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) - Measurements of nitric acid, pernitric acid, and sulfur dioxide in standard CIMS negative-ion mode. Measurements of organics such as methanol, acetaldhyde, acetonitrile, and acetone in CIMS positive-ion mode. Huey Georgia Tech Apr-08




Fast Ozone Instrument - Quantification of ozone mixing ratios at 5 sps using the method of chemiluminescent reaction with nitric oxide. Campos UCAR / NCAR Mar-08




High Spectral Resolution Lidar - Calibrated vertical cross sections of cloud and aerosol optical depth, backscatter cross section, and depolarization. Eloranta U. Wisconsin Sep-08




2D-S (Stereo) and Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) - CPI portion to provide 8-bit (gray level) images of particles, and 2D-S portion of probe to provide two different (orthogonal) views of particles. Lawson SPEC, Inc Jun-08




GPS Multistatic and Occulation Instrument - Measurements of water vapor distribution in the troposphere, ocean surface roughness, and soil moisture. Garrison Purdue Jan-09




Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA) - In situ measurements of oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHSs), and halocarbons. Apel UCAR / NCAR Feb-09




Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (ToF-AMS) - Measurements of total PM1 mass concentrations for non-refractory (NR) species, size-resolved PM1 composition for NR species, single particle composition, light scattering signal intensity for particles above 250 nm correlated with mass spectral signal, and surrogate non-sphericity. Jimenez U. Colorado Feb-09

Last update: Tue Oct 2 20:59:33 GMT 2007