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Instrument

AMP
Aerosol Microphysical Properties

The Aerosol Microphysical Properties (AMP) is an in situ airborne instrument suite operated by NOAA. It consists of instruments such as the Nucleation-Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer (NMASS), Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS), Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS), and Coarse-Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer (CMASS). AMP provides measurements of aerosol particle size distribution and particle number, size, and volume concentration. It can measure aerosols within the size range of 3 to 40,000 nm and provides measurements at 1 Hz resolution.

Image of the NOAA AMP instrument team with the AMP sensor
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

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Troposphere
1 Hz
Point
N/A
Currently unavailble

Instrument Operation

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ATom

Atmospheric Tomography Mission

2016—2018
Western Arctic, South Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Central North America
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4 Deployments
· 32 Data Products

Data Products