The Nucleation-mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer (NMASS) is an airborne, in situ spectrometer used to measure particle size distribution and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). NMASS includes five parallel condensation nucleus counters (CNCs) that sample particles within the 3 to 60 nm diameter range. It can be mounted on various types of aircraft and is ideal for sampling cirrus clouds in the upper atmosphere. NMASS delivers rapid measurements with a temporal resolution of 10 Hz.

Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size DistributionEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Condensation NucleiEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud MicrophysicsEarth Science > Atmosphere > CloudsEarth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
- Boundary Layer, Lower Stratosphere, Troposphere
- 10 Hz
- Point
- N/A
- https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3491-2018
James Wilson
John Michael Reeves
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