WP-3D Instrumentation
The science instrument payload is geared to supply information on the project science questions by studying daytime photochemistry, nighttime chemistry, aerosol composition and size distribution, the driving radiation fluxes, transport and chemical conversion.
| Parameter | Method | Investigator | Data ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Position | various | NOAA AOC | AircraftPos |
| Meteorological Conditions | various | NOAA AOC | AircraftMet |
| Aircraft Miscellaneous | various | NOAA AOC | AircraftMis |
| Ozone (O3) | NO/O3 Chemiluminescence | Tom Ryerson NOAA AL | O3 (formerly NOyOzone) |
| Nitric Oxide (NO) | NO/O3 Chemiluminescence | NOy Ryerson NOAA AL | NOy (formerly NOyOzone) |
| Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) | Photolysis & NO/O3 Chemiluminescence | Tom Ryerson NOAA AL | NOy (formerly NOyOzone) |
| Total Nitrogen Oxides (NOy) | Au Converter & NO/O3 Chemiluminescence | Tom Ryerson NOAA AL | NOy (formerly NOyOzone) |
| In-situ volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer, PTRMS | Joost de Gouw NOAA AL | VOCsPTRMS |
| Canister volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | Canister Sampling, GC/FID, GC-MS | Elliot Atlas, U. Miami | VOCsWAS |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | Non-Dispersive InfraRed (NDIR) | Arlyn Andrews, Pieter Tans NOAA CMDL; James Smith AOS | CO2 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) | VUV Resonance Fluorescence | John Holloway NOAA AL | SO2 |
| Carbon Monoxide (CO) | VUV Resonance Fluorescence | John Holloway NOAA AL | CO |
| Formaldehyde (H2CO) | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectrometry | Mark Zahniser, Scott Herndon Aerodyne | H2CO |
| PANs (PAN, PPN) | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) | Frank Flocke NCAR ACD | PANs |
| Nitric Acid (HNO3) | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) | Andy Neuman NOAA AL | HNO3 |
| Ammonia (NH3) | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) | John Nowak NOAA AL | NH3 |
| Hydroxyl Radical (OH) and Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4) | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) | Greg Huey, Dave Tanner GIT EAS | GITCIMS |
| NO3, N2O5 | Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CARDS) | Steve Brown NOAA AL | NO3N2O5 |
| SO2, O3, NO2, Liquid Water Path, Effective Radius | Miniturized Differential Absorption Spectroscopy (MIDAS) | Andy Langford, John Daniel, Megan Melamed, Roy Miller NOAA AL | MIDAS |
| Aerosol Single Particle Composition | Particle Analysis by Laser Mass Spectrometry (PALMS) | Dan Murphy NOAA AL | PALMS |
| Aerosol Ionic Bulk Non-Refractory Composition | Particle Into Liquid Sampling (PILS) | Rodney Weber GIT EAS | PILSIC |
| Aerosol Water Soluble Organic Carbon | Particle Into Liquid Sampling (PILS) | Rodney Weber GIT EAS | PILSWSOC |
| Aerosol Bulk Composition | Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) | Ann Middlebrook NOAA AL | AMS |
| Aerosol Size Distribution | Nucleation Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer | Chuck Brock NOAA AL | NAerosol |
| Aerosol Size Distribution | LASAIR | Chuck Brock NOAA AL | NAerosol |
| Large Aerosol Size Distribution | White Light Scattering (WL-OPC) | Adam Wollny NOAA AL | NAerosol |
| Large Aerosol Sampling | Low Turbulence Inlet | Chuck Brock NOAA AL; Chuck Wilson U. Denver | NAerosol |
| Cloud Size Distribution | Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP 100) | Tim Garrett U. Utah | Cloud (formerly FSSP) |
| Drizzle Size Distribution | Optical Array Probe (OAP-2DC) | Tim Garrett U. Utah | Precip (formerly OAP) |
| j Values and Actinic Flux | Spectrally Resolved Radiometer, Zenith & Nadir | Harald Stark, Roger Jakoubek NOAA AL | jValAL |
| j Value of NO3 | Spectrally Resolved Radiometer, Zenith & Nadir | Harald Stark, Roger Jakoubek NOAA AL | jNO3AL |
| Solar Spectral Irradiance | Solar Flux Radiometer | Peter Pilewski NASA AmesRC | SSFR |