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HAIDI
Heidelberg Airborne Imaging DOAS Instrument

The Heidelberg Airborne Imaging DOAS Instrument (HAIDI) is an airborne passive spectrometer operated by the University of Heidelberg. It uses differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) to record horizontal and vertical distributions of aerosols and trace gases such as ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), formaldehyde (HCHO), water vapor (H2O), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and bromine monoxide (BrO). These measurements can be used to derive vertical profiles of trace gases. It operates across the 300 to 457 nm wavelength range and has a spectral resolution of about 0.5 nm. HAIDI has a spatial resolution of better than 100 m.

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

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Formaldehyde
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace Species
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrogen Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Halocarbons And Halogens > Bromine Monoxide
Troposphere
Variable
>100 m
656-999.3 THz
Currently unavailble
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  • University of Heidelberg

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