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ASASP
Active Scattering Aerosol Spectrometer Probe

The Active Scattering Aerosol Spectrometer Probe (ASASP) is an airborne in situ spectrometer manufactured by Particle Measurement Systems, Inc. It measures the intensity of light scattered by aerosol particles to determine particle size distribution and concentration. The wide-angle ASASP probes detect light scattered between 35 and 120 degrees from the laser-beam axis.

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

Spectrometer/Radiometer

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties

Vertical Measurement Regions

Troposphere

Temporal Resolution

This data will be added in future versions

Spatial Resolution

Point

Measurement Frequency

This data will be added in future versions

Calibration Details

https://doi.org/10.1080/02786829008959381

Online Information

https://doi.org/10.1080/02786828308958651

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently unavailable
Instrument Maker
Particle Measuring Systems
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Lockheed L-188C Electra

6 Campaigns · 36 Instruments

Global Tropospheric Experiment - Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation

Wallops Island, Hawaii, Central Pacific, California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic

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· 6 Data Products

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska

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· 131 Data Products

Image of the NASA CV-990 aircraft

Image of the NASA CV-990 aircraft

Convair CV-990

1 Campaign · 8 Instruments

Global Tropospheric Experiment - Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation

Wallops Island, Hawaii, Central Pacific, California, Eastern Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic

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· 6 Data Products

Beechcraft B-200 King Air

39 Campaigns · 84 Instruments

First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

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· 115 Data Products

Convair C-131 Samaritan

5 Campaigns · 32 Instruments

Monterey Area Ship Track

Central California Coast, Pacific Ocean

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· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

FIRE_MS_ELECTRA10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0126

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

PlatformsLockheed L-188C Electra

Aircraft Flux-Filtered: Univ. Col. (FIFE)10.3334/ORNLDAAC/8

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

PlatformsBeechcraft B-200 King Air

Aircraft Flux-Detrended: Univ. Col. (FIFE)10.3334/ORNLDAAC/5

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

PlatformsBeechcraft B-200 King Air

Aircraft Flux-Raw: Univ. Col. (FIFE)10.3334/ORNLDAAC/11

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

PlatformsBeechcraft B-200 King Air