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Instrument

MASP
Multiple-Angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe

The Multiple-Angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe (MASP) is an in situ airborne spectrometer. It measures the light intensity of scatter aerosol particles at 780 nm wavelength across multiple angles to determine particle size and concentration. It can detect particles within the 0.3 to 20 micron size range. MASP typically has a time resolution of 10 seconds.

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

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Extinction
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Troposphere
10 s
Point
384.3 THz
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Instrument Operation

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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
SOLVE

SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

1999—2003
Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden
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2 Deployments
· 32 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
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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
WAM

WB-57 Aerosol Mission

1998
Ellington Field, Houston, Texas
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
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TOTE-VOTE

Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment – Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment

1995—1996
Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Alaska, Iceland, Arctic, Arctic Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 10 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
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

Data Products

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Campaigns
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10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/TOTE-VOTE_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1External Link
Douglas DC-8
DC
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