AAF Baseline Instruments
The following instruments represent available capabilities. The needs of each field campaign will be assessed and additional instruments may be added upon request. For a list of past campaign instruments and their data, see the Airborne Observations instruments.
Examples of cabin configurations for the G-1 from past and upcoming campaigns are also available.
Payload Example from 2010
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Payload Example from 2011
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Example of Upcoming Payload in 2012
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Example of Upcoming Payload in 2014
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Aerosol Properties
| Instrument | Description | Source/Supplier |
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| 3-Wavelength Integrating Nephelometer, Model 3563 | Aerosol scattering coefficient 450, 550, 700 nm | Trust Science Innovation (TSI) Inc. |
| 3-Wavelength Particle Soot/Absorption Photometer (PSAP) | Aerosol absorption coefficient 462, 523, 648 nm | Radiance Research |
| Aerosol Isokinetic Inlet | Sample stream of dry aerosol, sizes < 5 microns | Brechtel |
| Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS), Cloud Aerosol Spectrometer (CAS) | Aerosol size distributions 0.5 to 50 μm | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Condensation Particle Counter (CPC), Model 3010 | Total aerosol concentration >0.010 μm | Trust Science Innovation (TSI) Inc. |
Counterflow Virtual Impactor (CVI)  |
Sampling of cloud droplet residuals | Brechtel/PNNL Build |
| Dual-Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCN) |
Concentration of cloud condensation nuclei at two specified supersaturations | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Humidigraph |
Aerosol scattering coefficient as a function of relative humidity | PNNL Build |
| Particle in Liquid System (PILS) |
Particle ionic composition | BNL Build |
| Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer-100X (PCASP) | Size distribution 0.1 to 3 μm | Particle Measuring Systems Inc. (PMS) |
| Photo-Acoustic Soot Spectrometer, 3 wavelength (PASS-3) |
Aerosol absorption and scattering coefficient | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer |
Aerosol size distribution 0.015 to 0.450 μm | BNL Build |
| Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) |
Soot spectrometry | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Ultrafine Condensation Particle Counter (UCPC), Model 3025A | Total aerosol concentration >0.003 μm | Trust Science Innovation (TSI) Inc. |
| Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS) |
Aerosol size distribution 0.060 to 1 µm | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
Atmospheric State and Aircraft State
| Instrument | Description | Source/Supplier |
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| Aircraft Integrated Meteorological Measurement System - 20 (AIMMS-20)
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5-port air motion sensing: true air, speed, altitude, angle-of-attack, side-slip, temperature, and relative humidity | Aventech |
| C-MIGITS® III (Miniature Integrated GPS/INS Tactical System) | Inertial navigation system/global positioning system (GPS) | Systron Donner |
| Chilled Mirror Hygrometer – General Eastern 1011B | Dewpoint temperature | General Eastern |
| GPS (Global Positioning System) DSM 232 | Position and velocity at 10 Hz | Trimble |
| Gust Probe | Vector winds and differential pressure (dynamic, alpha, beta) | Goodrich Corporation |
| Hygrometer – 1011C | Dewpoint temperature | Buck Research Instruments |
| Hygrometer – CR2 | Dewpoint temperature | Buck Research Instruments |
| Nose Video Camera | Forward video images behind cockpit window | Axis |
| Rosemount 1201F1 | Absolute pressure | Goodrich Corporation |
| Rosemount E102AL/510BF | Temperature | Goodrich Corporation |
| Trimble Advanced Navigation System (TANS) Vector GPS | Aircraft altitude, yaw/pitch/roll angle | Trimble |
Cloud Properties
| Instrument | Description | Source/Supplier |
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| 2-Dimensional Stereo Probe (2D-S)
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Cloud particle size distribution 10 to 3,000 μm | Stratton Park Engineering Company |
| Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS), Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP) and Hotwire | Cloud particle size distribution 25 μm to 1,550 μm and liquid water content | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) |
Cloud particles size distribution 2 to 50 µm | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Cloud Integrating Nephelometer (CIN) | Cloud extinction and asymmetry parameter | Gerber Scientific, Inc. |
| Cloud Particle Imager (CPI), version 2 | High resolution images of ice crystals and cloud droplets | Stratton Park Engineering Company |
| Cloud Spectrometer and Impactor (CSI) |
Total condensed cloud water content | Droplet Measurement Technologies |
| Fast-Cloud Droplet Probe (F-CDP) |
Cloud particles size distribution 2 to 50 μm | Stratton Park Engineering Company |
| Fast-Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (F-FSSP) |
Cloud particles size distribution 2 to 47 μm | Stratton Park Engineering Company |
| High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer Version 3 (HVPS-3) |
Cloud particles size distribution 400 to 50,000 μm | Stratton Park Engineering Company |
| Multi-Element Water Content System (WCM-2000) |
Liquid water content, total water content, and ice water content derived | Science Engineering Associates, Inc. |
| Particle Volume Monitor-100A (PVM-100A) | Cloud liquid water content | Gerber Scientific, Inc. |
Gas Phase Measurements
| Instrument | Description | Source/Supplier |
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| Cavity Ring Down (CRD) System |
Concentration of CO2, CH4, and H2O | Picarro |
| Trace Gas System |
Concentration of SO2, CO, O3, NO, NO2, and NOy | BNL Build |
Radiometric
| Instrument | Description | Source/Supplier |
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| Infrared Thermometer – Model KT1985 | Infrared temperature | Heitronics |
| Infrared Thermometer – Model KT1981 | Infrared temperature | Heitronics |
| Multifilter Radiometer (MFR) with a 1.6 μm channel | Shortwave spectral irradiance | Yankee/PNNL Modified |
| Pyranometer - SPN1 | Total and diffuse irradiance | Delta-T Devices |
| Pyranometer, shading removed - SPN1 | Total irradiance | Delta-T Devices |
Identifies instruments either newly acquired or upgraded as a result of Recovery Act funds.
