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QCM
Quartz Crystal Microbalance Cascade Impactor

The Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) Cascade Impactor is an in situ airborne aerosol impaction system developed by California Measurements, Inc. It collects aerosol samples through an inlet, which are then separated using a mass-based inertial impactor. A QCM electronic mass sensor measures the samples' particle size distribution and mass concentration. The QCM Cascade Impactor can detect particles ranging from 0.05 to 25 microns in size and has a flow rate of 0.24 liters per minute.

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

Sampler
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Land Surface, Troposphere
Variable
Point
N/A
https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(92)90020-VExternal Link

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  • California Measurements, Inc.

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    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

ABLE

Global Tropospheric Experiment - Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment

1984—1990
Tropical North Atlantic Ocean, Amazon Rainforest, Greenland, Eastern Canada, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 25 Data Products

Data Products