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| Aircraft Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) |
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Chemical composition of sub-micron, none refactory aerosol, incl. mass loadings as a function of size and mass spectrums
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Ground and Aircraft Cloud Particle Imagers (CPI)
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Images and counts particles in the size range of 15-2500 μm with imageshaving a nominal 2.3 μm resolution
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Differential Mobility Particle Sizer
(DMPS)
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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
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Ground based -airborne droplet analyzer
(GB ADA)
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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
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Ground Based Aerosol Mass Spectrometer
(GB AMS)
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Chemical composition of sub-micron, none refactory aerosol, incl. mass loadings as a function of size and mass spectrums
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Ground-based Hygroscopic Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer
(GB HTDMA)
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The HTDMA is designed to measure size resolved aerosol hygroscopic properties, i.e. how an aerosol distribution responds to a change in relative humidity
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| Gas Phase Chemistry |
| Aerolaser CO |
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Ultra fast CO analyser (AL5002). VUV resonance fluorescence instrument.
Measures CO at ppb level.
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Fluorecence Assay by Gas Expansion
(FAGE)
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OH, HO2 and IO radical measurements
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Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors.
GC -FID
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C2 - C7 hydrocarbons and selected oxygenated volatile hydrocarbons at ppt level
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| Mobile Ozone and aerosol Lidar |
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A remote sensing technique that user laser light to measure ozone and aerosols
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Rack-mounted Gas Chromatograph for use on board the FAAM BAe146 aircraft.
PAN GC
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Measures PAN in ppb every 90 seconds
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| Meteorology and Dynamics |
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Automatic Weather Station
(Campbell Scientific)
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Wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, Net radiometer, pressure, rainfalland soil moisture content
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Campbell Scientific 3D Sonic Anemometer (CSAT3) and 107 Temperature probe
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| Doppler Lidar |
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1.5 micron pulsed doppler Halo Lidar.
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| Radiometer |
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Radiometer Physics microwave radiometer.
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| Radiosonde Station |
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Sodar
Acoustic sounder (Scintec FAS64)
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| Mobile 1290 MHz wind profiler |
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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
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| Measurement Platforms |
| Balloon |
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Balloon for airborne measurements
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| EnFlo wind tunnel |
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Used to model flow and dispersion in the atmosphere under Neutral, Stable and Unstable stratification
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| Low Turbulence Inlet (LTI) |
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Whole Air Samling
(WAS-146)
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64 silco steel canister available per flight for collection of air samples
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| Calibration Facilities |
| Manchester Ice cloud Chamber |
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The new ice cloud chamber facility consists of three large cold rooms arranged vertically above each other on three floors of the building.
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| Ozone Calibrator |
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Using UV Photometric technology, the Model 49i-PS is able to produce ozone at a rate of up to 5000 ppb
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