Instrument

NOAA-O3
NOAA Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer

The NOAA Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer (NOAA-O3) is an in situ optical balloon-borne and airborne instrument that measures ozone concentrations in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. It operates at the 254 nm wavelength allowing it to calculate the ozone number density due to the accurate ozone absorption cross section at that wavelength. It has a sampling rate of 2 Hz and a horizontal resolution of 100 to 200 meters at typical research flight speeds.

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

Measurement Type

Optical/Photon

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Tropospheric Ozone

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry

Vertical Measurement Regions

Lower Stratosphere, Troposphere

Temporal Resolution

2 Hz

Spatial Resolution

100-200m

Measurement Frequency

1180 THz

Calibration Details

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1137316

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Troy Thornberry, Erik Richard
Technical Contact
Troy Thornberry, Erik Richard
Instrument Maker
NOAA
Funding Source
NOAA, FAA
Overview Publications
Overview Publication
Repository
- Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Global Hawk

5 Campaigns · 28 Instruments

ATTREX

Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment

2011—2015

California, Guam, Tropics

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· 5 Data Products

GloPac

Global Hawk Pacific

2010

Northern Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean

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· 0 Data Products

WB-57

NASA WB-57

15 Campaigns · 75 Instruments

VIRGAS

Volcano-plume Investigation Readiness and Gas-phase and Aerosol Sulfur

2015

Houston, Texas

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· 2 Data Products

TC4

Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling

2007

Costa Rica, tropical Eastern Pacific

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· 1 Data Product

MACPEX

Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment

2011

Central United States

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· 7 Data Products

CR-AVE

Costa Rica Aura Validation Experiment

2006

Costa Rica

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· 0 Data Products

CRYSTAL-FACE

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

2002

Southern Florida

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· 1 Data Product

POSIDON

Pacific Oxidants, Sulfur, Ice, Dehydration, and cONvection

2016

Guam, western Pacific

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· 0 Data Products

AVE

Aura Validation Experiment

2004—2005

Houston, Texas, Southern United States, Gulf of Mexico

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· 0 Data Products

ACCENT

Atmospheric Chemistry of Combustion Emissions Near the Tropopause

1999—2000

Southern United States

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· 0 Data Products

ACCLIP

Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical & Climate Impact Project

2022

West Pacific, South Korea

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· 8 Data Products

NOVICE

Newly-Operating and Validated Instruments Comparison Experiment

2008

Houston, Texas

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· 0 Data Products

WAM

WB-57 Aerosol Mission

1998

Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

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· 0 Data Products

Balloon Launch Site

Campaign Balloons

69 Campaigns · 21 Instruments

POLARIS

Photochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer

1997

Arctic, Mid-latitudes

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· 9 Data Products

ATom

Atmospheric Tomography Mission

2016—2018

Western Arctic, South Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Central North America

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· 41 Data Products

ER-2

NASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

51 Campaigns · 109 Instruments

ASHOE

Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment

1994

Moffett Field, California, Christchurch, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji

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· 0 Data Products

POLARIS

Photochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer

1997

Arctic, Mid-latitudes

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· 9 Data Products

SEAC4RS

Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

2013

North America including portions of Canada, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico

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· 20 Data Products

CAMEX

Convection and Moisture Experiment

1993—2001

US Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean

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· 70 Data Products

AAOE

Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment

1987

Antarctica

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· 1 Data Product

AASE

Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition

1988—1992

Arctic

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· 2 Data Products

SPADE

Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition

1992—1993

Western United States

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· 1 Data Product

STRAT

Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport

1995—1996

Pacific Ocean, Moffett Field, California, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Hawaii

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· 9 Data Products

SOLVE

SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment

1999—2003

Arctic, Kiruna, Sweden

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· 32 Data Products

STEP

Stratospheric-Tropospheric Exchange Project

1984—1987

Moffett Field, California; Darwin, Australia

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· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

CAMEX-4 DUAL-BEAM UV-ABSORPTION OZONE PHOTOMETER V110.5067/CAMEX-4/PHOTOMETER/DATA101

CampaignsConvection and Moisture Experiment

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

VIRGAS WB-57 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/VIRGAS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_Data_1

CampaignsVolcano-plume Investigation Readiness and Gas-phase and Aerosol Sulfur

PlatformsNASA WB-57

MACPEX WB-57 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/MACPEX_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_WB57_Data_1

CampaignsMid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment

PlatformsNASA WB-57

MACPEX WB-57 Aircraft In-situ Cloud Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/MACPEX_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_WB57_Data_1

CampaignsMid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment

PlatformsNASA WB-57

SEAC4RS ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SEAC4RS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_ER2_Data_1

CampaignsStudies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition (SPADE) Data Set CD-ROM

CampaignsStratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition

PlatformsCampaign Balloons, NASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

FormatsASCII

STRAT ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/STRAT_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_ER2_Data_1

CampaignsStratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

Formatser

ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data

CampaignsAsian Summer Monsoon Chemical & Climate Impact Project

PlatformsNASA WB-57

FormatsICARTT

ATTREX Global Hawk UAS In-Situ Trace Gas Measurements10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/ATTREX/0003

CampaignsAirborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment

PlatformsGlobal Hawk

FormatsICARTT

POLARIS ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/POLARIS_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_ER2_Data_1

CampaignsPhotochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer

PlatformsNASA Earth Resources-2 Aircraft

Formatsdc

NOAA-O3NOAA Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer

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NOAA-O3
NOAA Dual-Beam UV-Absorption Ozone Photometer