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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| HIAPER Atmospheric Radiation Package (HARP) - Spectrally-resolved actinic flux measurements, spectroradiometric actinic flux and irradiance measurements. |
Shetter |
UCAR / NCAR |
Mar-08 |
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| Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometer for HIAPER - Concentration data versus time for CO2, CH4, and CO (N2O optional). |
Wofsy |
Harvard |
Sep-08 |
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| 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 |
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| Autonomous Airborne Ozone Photometer - Quantification of ozone mixing ratios at 1 sps using the method of UV absorbtion. |
Rawlins |
PSI, Inc |
Sep-07 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| High Spectral Resolution Lidar - Calibrated vertical cross sections of cloud and aerosol optical depth, backscatter cross section, and depolarization. |
Eloranta |
U. Wisconsin |
Sep-08 |
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| 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 |
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| GPS Multistatic and Occulation Instrument - Measurements of water vapor distribution in the troposphere, ocean surface roughness, and soil moisture. |
Garrison |
Purdue |
Jan-09 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |