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CNC
Condensation Nuclei Counter

The Condensation Nuclei Counter (CNC) is optical method for counting atmospheric aerosol particles.

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)

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Instrument Operation

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

1994—1996
Boreal forests of central Canada
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2 Deployments
· 303 Data Products
GRIP

Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes

2010
Tropical Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Eastern North Pacific, Caribbean Sea
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1 Deployment
· 24 Data Products
SARP

Student Airborne Research Program

2009—2030
Southern California, Virginia
Ongoing
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17 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
DC3

Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry

2012
Northeastern Colorado, West Texas to Central Oklahoma, Northern Alabama
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1 Deployment
· 19 Data Products
NAMMA

NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

2006
Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 23 Data Products
ARCTAS

Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites

2008
Alaska, Western Canada, California
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3 Deployments
· 27 Data Products
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KORUS-AQ

Korean United States - Air Quality

2016
South Korean peninsula, including surrounding seas
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1 Deployment
· 12 Data Products
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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FIREX-AQ

Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality

2019
Northwestern and Southeastern US
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1 Deployment
· 26 Data Products
PEM

Pacific Exploratory Mission

1991—1999
Pacific Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
INTEX-NA

Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment - North America

2004—2006
North America, Gulf of Mexico, North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 21 Data Products
AEROMMA

Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas

2023
Urban regions across the western and eastern United States
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
ASIA-AQ

Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality

2024
East and Southeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand
Ongoing
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
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SONEX

Subsonic Assessment (SASS) Ozone and Nitrogen Oxide Experiment

1997
North Atlantic Ocean, Ireland, Newfoundland, Bangor, Maine, Azores
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1 Deployment
· 10 Data Products
SOLVE

SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

1999—2003
Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden
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2 Deployments
· 32 Data Products
ARCTAS

Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites

2008
Alaska, Western Canada, California
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3 Deployments
· 27 Data Products
DISCOVER-AQ

Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from COlumn and VERtically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality

2011—2014
Baltimore MD, San Joaquin Valley CA, Houston TX, Denver CO
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4 Deployments
· 89 Data Products
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ORACLES

Observations of Aerosols above Clouds and their Interactions

2016—2018
Southeastern Atlantic Ocean, Southern Africa
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3 Deployments
· 8 Data Products
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
CAMP2Ex

Clouds, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment

2019
Philippines
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1 Deployment
· 12 Data Products
PEM

Pacific Exploratory Mission

1991—1999
Pacific Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
ARCSIX

Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction EXperiment

2024
Greenland, Arctic Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
ATR-42

ATR-42

1 Campaign · 16 Instruments
MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

2011
Central Oklahoma, Southern Plains
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1 Deployment
· 34 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
DISCOVER-AQ

Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from COlumn and VERtically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality

2011—2014
Baltimore MD, San Joaquin Valley CA, Houston TX, Denver CO
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4 Deployments
· 89 Data Products
SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

1999—2001
Southern Africa
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4 Deployments
· 117 Data Products
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NAAMES

North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study

2015—2018
Northwestern Atlantic Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 13 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
INTEX-NA

Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment - North America

2004—2006
North America, Gulf of Mexico, North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 21 Data Products
SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

1999—2001
Southern Africa
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4 Deployments
· 117 Data Products
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ASHOE

Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment

1994
Moffett Field, California, Christchurch, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
POLARIS

Photochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer

1997
Arctic, Mid-latitudes
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3 Deployments
· 9 Data Products
AASE

Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition

1988—1992
Arctic
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2 Deployments
· 2 Data Products
SPADE

Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition

1992—1993
Western United States
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3 Deployments
· 1 Data Product
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STRAT

Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport

1995—1996
Pacific Ocean, Moffett Field, California, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Hawaii
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6 Deployments
· 9 Data Products
SOLVE

SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

1999—2003
Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden
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2 Deployments
· 32 Data Products
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STEP

Stratospheric-Tropospheric Exchange Project

1984—1987
Moffett Field, California; Darwin, Australia
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
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CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

2002
Southern Florida
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
CLASIC07

Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign 2007

2007
Southern Great Plains, Oklahoma, Kansas
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1 Deployment
· 7 Data Products
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NAAMES

North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study

2015—2018
Northwestern Atlantic Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 13 Data Products
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KORUS-AQ

Korean United States - Air Quality

2016
South Korean peninsula, including surrounding seas
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1 Deployment
· 12 Data Products
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CLAMS

Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites

2001
Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 5 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 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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ACTIVATE

Aerosol Cloud meTerology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment

2020—2022
Western North Atlantic Ocean
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6 Deployments
· 12 Data Products
G-1

Gulfstream-159

1 Campaign · 26 Instruments
Sabreliner

NCAR Sabreliner

2 Campaigns · 21 Instruments
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
SUCCESS

SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail & Clouds Effects Special Study

1996
Central and Western United States
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
Cessna 207

Cessna 207 Stationair

1 Campaign · 7 Instruments
INTEX-NA

Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment - North America

2004—2006
North America, Gulf of Mexico, North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 21 Data Products
C-131A

Convair C-131 Samaritan

4 Campaigns · 22 Instruments
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SCAR

Smoke/Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation

1993—1995
Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, Central Brazil
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3 Deployments
· 6 Data Products
Cessna 188

Cessna 188

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments
PAC2001

Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study

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

Atmospheric Chemistry of Combustion Emissions Near the Tropopause

1999—2000
Southern United States
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3 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
WAM

WB-57 Aerosol Mission

1998
Ellington Field, Houston, Texas
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
SOLVE

SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

1999—2003
Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden
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2 Deployments
· 32 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
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FORMATS
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0010External Link
Convair-580
P-3 Orion
ICARTT
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/NAMMA/CVI/DATA201External Link
Douglas DC-8
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/NAMMA/MULTIPLE/DATA202External Link
Douglas DC-8
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/720External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/714External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/713External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GRIP/LARGE/DATA201External Link
Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8
P-3 Orion
ICARTT, NetCDF
10.5067/ASDC/NAAMES_Aerosol_ShipInSitu_Data_1External Link
R/V Atlantis
ICARTT
ICARTT
Douglas DC-8
ICARTT
ASCII
er
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SONEX_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1External Link
Douglas DC-8
Ames
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SONEX_Merge_DC8_Data_1External Link
Douglas DC-8
Ames
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/SCAR_B/0001External Link
Binary
Other Ames
Douglas DC-8
Other Ames
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SOLVE2_Sondes_Data_1External Link
Other Ames
ICARTT
P-3 Orion
ICARTT
Douglas DC-8
ICARTT
er
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DISCOVERAQ_California_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_P3B_Data_1External Link
P-3 Orion
ICARTT
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DISCOVERAQ_Texas_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_P3B_Data_1External Link
P-3 Orion
ICARTT
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DISCOVERAQ_Colorado_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_P3B_Data_1External Link
P-3 Orion
ICARTT
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DISCOVERAQ_Colorado_Ground_Mobile_Data_1External Link
ICARTT