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COMMIT
Chemical, Optical, and Microphysical Measurements of In-situ Troposphere

The Chemical, Optical, and Microphysical Measurements of In-situ Troposphere (COMMIT) is a ground-based instrument suite operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It comprises several gas, aerosol, and meteorological sensors housed in a twenty-foot trailer. COMMIT measures trace gas concentrations of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ozone, and nitrogen oxides. It provides aerosol mass concentrations and size distributions across the 5 nm to 20 μm range. It also provides observations of aerosol extinction, scattering, and absorption across the 370 to 950 nm wavelength range. COMMIT is part of the SMARTLabs mobile facilities.

Image of COMMIT during BASE-ASIA
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

Multi
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Extinction
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Monoxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrogen Oxides
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace Species
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity > Relative Humidity
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind Speed
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
Land Surface, Troposphere
Variable
Point
315.6-810.2 THz
Currently unavailable
  • Si-Chee Tsay

  • Si-Chee Tsay

  • Currently unavailable

  • NASA

  • Currently unavailable

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