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Instrument

CAI
Community Aerosol Inlet

The Community Aerosol Inlet (CAI) is an airborne in situ sampler used to collect aerosol samples during large airborne research campaigns. It is a shrouded inlet that is typically mounted on the nose of an aircraft to be able to collect samples ahead of the aircraft fuselage. It has a design flow rate of 8000 liters per minute and can sample aerosol particles up to 5 μm in size.

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

Sampler

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties

Vertical Measurement Regions

Troposphere

Temporal Resolution

0.4 s

Spatial Resolution

Point

Measurement Frequency

N/A

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018%3C1387:AEOTCA%3E2.0.CO;2

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently unavailable
Instrument Maker
NCAR, CNRM
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

ATR-42

1 Campaign · 16 Instruments

Hydrological Cycle in Mediterranean Experiment

The Mediterranean

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· 3 Data Products

Data Products

There are no data products linked to this campaign in CASEI - yet.