US INDOEX Instruments: Priority, Description, Calibration
and Performance
A. Clarke, J. Coakley, W. Conant, R. Dickerson, A. Heysmfield, J. Lobert, D. Lubin, J.
Prospero, V. Ramanathan, D. Savoie, F. Valero, A. Vogelmann
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Instrument Prioritization Tables
- C-130.............................................................................................i
- WB-57............................................................................................iv
- Ships..............................................................................................v
- Island Stations...................................................................................vi
Direct and Indirect Aerosol Effect: Scientific Issues Addressed by the
Various Instruments
- Direct Effect and Instrumentation Summary..................................................1
- Indirect Effect and Instrumentation Summary................................................3
Airborne Aerosol Instruments
- CN counters (TSI 3025, 3010, 3760).........................................................6
- Nephelometer (TSI)..............................................................................6
- Internal Optical Particle counter (LAS-X).....................................................6
- RDMA.............................................................................................6
- Wing Mounted Optical Probes..................................................................6
- Cloud Condensation Nucleus Counter:........................................................7
- CVI.................................................................................................7
- MCR................................................................................................7
- SABL...............................................................................................8
Airborne Microphysics (and Aerosol) Instruments
- Video Ice Particle Sampler (VIPS)..............................................................8
- Multiangle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe(MASP)..............................................8
- 1DC.................................................................................................8
- 2DC.................................................................................................9
- Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP)..............................................9
- Cryogenic Frost-Point Hygrometer.............................................................9
- Rosemount Icing Detector........................................................................9
- Rosemount Temperature Probe..................................................................9
- NCAR Dropsonde................................................................................10
- mm cloud radar....................................................................................10
- PVM-100A.........................................................................................10
Airborne Radiometric Measuring System (RAMS)
- Broad Spectral Bandpass Hemispherical Field-of-View Solar Radiometer
(BBHSR)..........................................................................................10
- Narrow Spectral Bandpass, Narrow Field-of-View Multiple Spectral Channels
Infrared Radiance Radiometer (NFOVR)......................................................10
- Broadband Hemispherical Field-of-View Multiple Spectral Channels Infrared Flux
Radiometer (HFOVR)............................................................................11
- Total-Direct-Diffuske Multiple Spectral Channels Radiometer (TDDR)....................11
- Broad Spectral Bandpass Hemispherical Field-of-View Solar Radiometer
(BBHSR)...........................................................................................11
- Narrow Spectral Bandpass, Narrow Field-of-View Multiple Spectral Channels
Infrared Radiance Radiometer (NFOVR).......................................................12
- Broadband Hemispherical Field-of-View Multiple Spectral Channels Infrared
Flux
Radiometer (HFOVR).......................................................................13
- Total-Direct-Diffuse Multiple Spectral Channels Radiometer (TDDR)......................14
Shipborne Aerosol and Chemsitry Instruments
- Size-segregated aerosol impactors...............................................................16
- Ozone and Water Vapor Sondes.................................................................16
- NO, NO2 , Noy...................................................................................16
- Surface CO.........................................................................................17
- Surface O3..........................................................................................17
- UV Radiation.......................................................................................17
- Mobile Class Sounding System..................................................................18
Groundbased Aerosol, Radiation and Trace Gases Instruments
Long-term Aerosol Instruments
- Bulk Aerosol Sample Flow Rates and Volumes...............................................18
- Radiance Research M903 Integrating Nephelometer..........................................19
- Radiance Research Particle/Soot Absorption Photometer....................................19
Long-term Broadband Solar Instruments
- Normal Incidence Pyrhelimoeter (NIP)........................................................20
- Diffuse radiation pyranometer...................................................................20
- Total-Direct-Diffuse Multiple Spectral Channels Radiometer (TDDR)......................20
Long-term UV and Visible Irradiation Instruments
- BSI-GUV 511 Radiometer......................................................................20
- Cimel 8 channel sun and sky photometer......................................................20
- MFRSR - Multi-filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer....................................21
Long-term Trace Gases Instruments
- Surface O3.........................................................................................21
- Surface CO........................................................................................21
- SF6, CFCs and N2 ..............................................................................21
Intensive Field Phase Aerosol and Trace Gases Instruments
- Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) System..............................................22
- NO/NOy...........................................................................................23
- SO2.................................................................................................23
- NCAR Integrated Sounding System............................................................23
Satellite Receiver
- SeaSpace TerraScan Model TL250.............................................................23
- SeaSpace TerraScan Model TL800.............................................................24
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