FGAM Instruments

Wednesday, 06 May 2009 14:15

FGAM maintains a variety of instruments and measurement platforms across a range of disciplines;

Observatories
Aerosols and cloud physics
Gas Phase Chemistry
Meteorology and Dynamics
Measurement Platforms
Calibration facilities

*Observatories*
Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO)		The CVAO exists to advance understanding of climatically significant interactions between the atmosphere and acean and to provide a regional focal point and long-term data context for field campaigns. More information...
Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radar Research (CFARR)		CFARR is one of the worlds most advanced meteorological radar experimental facilities. In addition to it's ongoing research activities it frequently hosts visiting experiments and research teams from universities and other research organisations. More information...
Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO)		WAO is a coastal site located on the North Norfolk coastline near Weybourne. Site that has influences from shipping plumes, Europe, and clean Northen Hemispheric air. More information...
*Aerosols and Cloud Physics*
Aircraft Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS)		Chemical composition of sub-micron, none refactory aerosol, incl. mass loadings as a function of size and mass spectrums More information...
Ground and Aircraft Cloud Particle Imagers (CPI)		Images and counts particles in the size range of 15-2500 μm with imageshaving a nominal 2.3 μm resolution More information...
Differential Mobility Particle Sizer (DMPS)		The DMPS is an instrument designed to measure aerosol size spectra down to very small sizes, currently from 3.5 nm to approx 470 nm More information...
Ground based -airborne droplet analyzer (GB ADA)		The ADA measures cloud droplet diameter and velocity simultaneously, and is capable of measuring droplets int eh size range of 0.5 - 200 microns with a better than 0.5 micron resolution More Information ...
Ground Based Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (GB AMS)		Chemical composition of sub-micron, none refactory aerosol, incl. mass loadings as a function of size and mass spectrums More information...
Ground-based Hygroscopic Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (GB HTDMA)		The HTDMA is designed to measure size resolved aerosol hygroscopic properties, i.e. how an aerosol distribution responds to a change in relative humidity More Information ...
*Gas Phase Chemistry*
Aerolaser CO		Ultra fast CO analyser (AL5002). VUV resonance fluorescence instrument. Measures CO at ppb level. More Information...
Fluorecence Assay by Gas Expansion (FAGE)		OH, HO₂ and IO radical measurements More Information ...
Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors. GC -FID		C₂ - C₇ hydrocarbons and selected oxygenated volatile hydrocarbons at ppt level More Information...
Mobile Ozone and aerosol Lidar		A remote sensing technique that user laser light to measure ozone and aerosols More information...
Rack-mounted Gas Chromatograph for use on board the FAAM BAe146 aircraft. PAN GC		Measures PAN in ppb every 90 seconds More Information...
*Meteorology and Dynamics*
Automatic Weather Station (Campbell Scientific)		Wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, Net radiometer, pressure, rainfalland soil moisture content More information...
Campbell Scientific 3D Sonic Anemometer (CSAT3) and 107 Temperature probe		More information...
Doppler Lidar		1.5 micron pulsed doppler Halo Lidar. More information...
Radiometer		Radiometer Physics microwave radiometer. More information...
Radiosonde Station		More information...
Sodar Acoustic sounder (Scintec FAS64)		More information...
Mobile 1290 MHz wind profiler		The mobile wind profiler is a 'clear air' UHF Dopplar radar system designed to measure both wind speed and direction 24 hours a day under all weather conditions More information...
*Measurement Platforms*
Balloon		Balloon for airborne measurements More information...
EnFlo wind tunnel		Used to model flow and dispersion in the atmosphere under Neutral, Stable and Unstable stratification More Information...
Low Turbulence Inlet (LTI)		More information...
Whole Air Samling (WAS-146)		64 silco steel canister available per flight for collection of air samples More information...
*Calibration Facilities*
Manchester Ice cloud Chamber		The new ice cloud chamber facility consists of three large cold rooms arranged vertically above each other on three floors of the building. More information...
Ozone Calibrator		Using UV Photometric technology, the Model 49i-PS is able to produce ozone at a rate of up to 5000 ppb More information...

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