Instrument

ACATS
Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species

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NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Meter/Analyzer

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Halocarbons And Halogens > Carbon Tetrachloride

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Halocarbons And Halogens > Halocarbons

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrous Oxide

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Halocarbons And Halogens > Chlorofluorocarbons

Vertical Measurement Regions

Stratosphere

Temporal Resolution

125 s, 250 s

Spatial Resolution

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Measurement Frequency

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Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/ACATS

Lead Investigator
James Elkins
Technical Contact
James Elkins
Instrument Maker
Currently unavailable
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
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Repositories
Currently unavailable

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

ER-2

NASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

63 Campaigns · 107 Instruments

ASHOE

Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment

1994

Moffett Field, California, Christchurch, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji

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· 0 Data Products

POLARIS

Photochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer

1997

Arctic, Mid-latitudes

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· 9 Data Products

AASE

Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition

1988—1992

Arctic

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· 2 Data Products

SPADE

Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition

1992—1993

Western United States

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· 1 Data Product

STRAT

Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport

1995—1996

Pacific Ocean, Moffett Field, California, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Hawaii

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· 9 Data Products

SOLVE

SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

1999—2003

Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden

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· 32 Data Products

MABEL

Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar

2010—2014

Western United States, Mid-Atlantic, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland

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· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE) Data Set CD-ROM

CampaignsStratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition

PlatformsCampaign Balloons, NASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

FormatsASCII

STRAT ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/STRAT_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_ER2_Data_1

CampaignsStratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

Formatser

SOLVE I ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SOLVE1_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_ER2_Data_1

CampaignsSAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

FormatsOther Ames

POLARIS ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/POLARIS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_ER2_Data_1

CampaignsPhotochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

Formatsdc

ACATSAirborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

ACATS
Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species