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Aethalometer
Aethalometer

Aethalometer is an in situ aerosol instrument manufactured by Magee Scientific that can be deployed on either airborne or ground-based platforms. It samples aerosols through a filter tape and measures the attenuation of transmitted light to determine the concentration of black carbon particles. The Aethalometer operates across seven optical wavelengths (370, 470, 520, 590, 660, 880, and 950 nm) and can provide data at a rate of 1 Hz. It has a measurement range of 0-500 μg per cubic meter and a resolution of 0.1 μg per cubic meter.

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)

Instrument Details

Meter/Analyzer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Carbonaceous Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Land Surface, Troposphere
1 Hz
Point
811 THz, 638 THz, 577 THz, 508 THz, 455 THz, 341 THz, 316 THz
https://www.arm.gov/publications/tech_reports/handbooks/aeth_handbook.pdfExternal Link
LISTOS

Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study

2017—2019
New York City metropolitan and Long Island Sound area, Northeastern U.S.
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2 Deployments
· 16 Data Products
LISTOS

Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study

2017—2019
New York City metropolitan and Long Island Sound area, Northeastern U.S.
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2 Deployments
· 16 Data Products
PAC2001

Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study

2001
Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
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1 Deployment
· 8 Data Products
Bandeirante

Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante

2 Campaigns · 6 Instruments
TRACE

Transport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator

1992—2001
Brazil, Southern Africa, Tropical Atlantic, Central & Western Regions of the Pacific Ocean Basin
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products

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10.5067/ASDC/FIREXAQ_SurfaceMobile_CARB_InSitu_Data_1External Link
10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0013External Link
10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0011External Link
10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0010External Link
10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0009External Link