| DC-8
Instruments |
| Name |
Acronym |
Principal
Investigator |
Type |
Description |
| 2D Particle Spectrometer Probes |
2DP |
Andrew Heymsfield |
Microphysics |
Measures cloud and aerosol particle size and shape |
| 2nd Generation Precipitation Radar |
PR-2 |
Eastwood Im |
Radar |
Measures rainfall rate, and vertical and horizontal atmospheric velocities |
| Airborne Coherent Lidar For Advanced In-flight Measurements |
ACLAIM |
Ed Teets |
Coherent Doppler Lidar |
ACLAIM was developed for advanced turbulence detection with applications to supersonic inlet control, mitigation of aircraft gust response and aircrew / passenger warning for improved seatbelt utilization |
| Cloud Particle Imager Probe |
CPI |
Andrew Heymsfield |
Microphysics |
Measures cloud and aerosol particle size and shape |
| Conically-Scanning Two-look Airborne Radiometer |
C-STAR |
Robbie Hood |
Passive Microwave Radiometer |
Measures precipitation, surface water and near ocean surface wind speed and direction |
| Counterflow Virtual Impactor |
CVI |
Andrew Heynsfield |
Microphysics |
Measures cloud ice and water content |
| DC-8 Dropsonde |
D8D |
Jeffrey B. Halverson |
Dropsonde |
Measures the vertical profile of atmospheric temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction as the sonde falls from altitude to ocean surface |
| High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer |
HVPS |
Andy Heymsfield |
Spectrometer |
The HVPS measures particle size distributions and
obtains particle images in the size range of about 0.1 cm to 6 cm. |
| JPL Laser Hygrometer |
JLH |
Robert L. Herman |
Laser Hygrometer |
Measures water vapor volume and mixing ratio |
| Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment |
LASE |
Ed Browell |
Differential Absorption Lidar |
Measures the distribution of water vapor, aerosols and clouds throughout the troposphere |
| Lightning Instrument Package |
LIP-DC-8 |
Richard Blakeslee |
Electric Field Mills, Conductivity Probe |
Measures lightning, electric fields and electric field changes |
| Meteorological Measurement System |
MMS |
T. P. Bui |
In Situ |
Measures barometric pressure, air temperature, and wind vector; aircraft longitude, latitude, and pressure altitude; aircraft pitch, roll, heading, angle of attack, angle of sideslip, eastward velocity, northward velocity, true airspeed, and vertical acceleration. |
| Microwave Temperature Profiler |
MTP-DC-8 |
M.J. Mahoney |
Microwave Radiometer |
Measures atmospheric temperature |
| Nevzorov Probe |
Nevzorov |
Andy Heymsfield |
Water vapor probe |
The Nevzorov probe measures the condensed water content and the total (condensed plus vapor) water content. |
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| ER-2
Instruments |
| Name |
Acronym |
Principal
Investigator |
Type |
Description |
| Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer |
AMPR |
Robbie Hood |
Passive Microwave Radiometer |
Detects precipitation and surface water by measuring natural microwave emissions from clouds water, cloud ice, rainfall and surface water |
| Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer |
NOAA-O3 |
Erik C. Richard |
In-Situ Photometer |
Measures in-situ ozone directly through ultraviolet light absorption |
| ER-2 Doppler Radar |
EDOP |
Gerry Heymsfield |
Radar |
Measures vertical structure of precipitation and air motions |
| ER-2 High Altitude Dropsonde |
EHAD |
Jeffrey B. Halverson |
Dropsonde |
Measures the vertical profile of atmospheric temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction as the sonde falls from altitude to ocean surface |
| High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer |
HAMSR |
Bjorn Lambrigtsen |
Radiometer |
Measures vertical atmospheric distribution of temperature and moisture with a passive microwave radiometer |
| Lightning Instrument Package |
LIP-ER-2 |
Richard Blakeslee |
Electric Field Mills, Conductivity Probe |
Measures lightning, electric fields and electric field changes |
| MODIS Airborne Simulator |
MAS |
Jeff Myers |
Scanning Spectrometer |
The MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) is an airborne scanning spectrometer that acquires high spatial resolution imagery of cloud and surface features from its vantage point on-board a NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft.
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| Microwave Temperature Profiler |
MTP-ER-2 |
M.J. Mahoney |
Microwave Radiometer |
Measures atmospheric temperature |
| NOAA Lyman-alpha hygrometer |
TW |
Kenneth K. Kelly |
In-situ hygrometer |
Directly measures water vapor through sampling |
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| Keys
Area Microphysics Project (KAMP) |
| Name |
Acronym |
Principal
Investigator |
Type |
Description |
| CT25K Laser Ceilometer |
MIPS-Ceilometer |
Kevin Knupp |
Ceilometer |
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| MIPS Electric Field MIll |
MIPS-EFM |
Kevin Knupp |
Field Mill |
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| MIPS Surface Station |
MIPS-SFC1 |
Kevin Knupp |
Autmatic surface observing station |
Surface observations of atmospheric conditions |
| MIPS Surface Station 2 |
MIPS-SFC2 |
Kevin Knupp |
Surface observation station |
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| MIPS-Sodar |
MIPS-Sodar |
Kevin Knupp |
Sodar |
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| Microwave Profiling Radiometer |
MIPS-MPR |
Kevin Knupp |
Microwave radiometer |
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| Mobile Integrated Profiling System 915 MHz Wind Profiler |
MIPS-915 |
Kevin Knupp |
915 MHz Doppler Profiler, 4 others |
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| Mobile X-band Polarimetric Weather Radar |
X-POW |
Emmanouil N. Anagnostou |
Doppler scanning radar -9.3 GHz: X-band h/v pol. |
Measures vertical distribution of radar reflectivity and rainfall rates |
| NASA Portable S-band Multiparameter Weather Research Radar |
NPOL |
Dr. John Gerlach |
S-band radar |
Measures vertical distribution of radar reflectivity and rainfall rates |
| Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching (SMART) Radars |
SMART |
Michael Biggerstaff |
C-band Doppler radar |
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TOGA |
Dr. John Gerlach |
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