Falcon In Situ Measurements

Parameter
Instrument
Operating Principle

CO2
LiCor 7000
Non-Dispersive IR Absorption

CO, CO2, H2O
Los Gatos Research ICOS Instrument
Cavity Ring-down Absorption

H2O
LaRC -- DLH
Long-path IR

Edgetech 137
Chilled Mirror

NO
Teledyne T200UP
Chemiluminescence

NO2
Los Gatos Research ICOS Instrument
Cavity Ring-down Absorption

O3
2B Technologies
UV Absorption

Ultrafine Aerosol > 3 nm
TSI3025 CPC
Condensation Growth/Optical

Fine Aerosol >10 nm
TSI3010 CPC
Condensation Growth/Optical

Nonvolatile Aerosol >10 nm
TSI3010 CPC w/thermal denuder
Condensation Growth/Optical

Aerosol Hygroscopicity
TSI 3787 water-based counter
Condensation Growth/Optical

Aerosol Size: 10 to 300 nm
TSI SMPS
Condensation Growth/Optical

Aerosol Size: 80 to 1000 nm
DMT Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS)
Optical Scattering

Soot Mass
Particle Soot Absorption Photometer (PSAP)
Light attenuation through a filter

Soot size/mass
DMT Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)
Laser Incandescence

Cloud Particle Size
DMT Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP)
Optical Scattering

Cloud Particle Size/Images
DMT Cloud, Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS)
Optical Scattering/Imaging

T, P, Altitude, TAS, IAS, etc.
Falcon Air Data Computers/Ballard Interface
Ship’s Instruments

Platform Position, Attitude and Accelerations
Applanix INS/GPS
GPS, ring-laser gyro stabilized accelerometers