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BNF - ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ArcticShark

Established
15 July 2024
Surface Type
Awaiting Information
Instruments
11 (9 active)
Primary Measurement Types
11 (11 active)

Instruments deployed at BNF - ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ArcticShark

aimms20-air

Aircraft Integrated Meteorological Measurement System aboard aircraft

2024-07-29 — Currently Deployed

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cpc-air

Condensation particle counter aboard aircraft

2024-07-23 — Currently Deployed

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filteraerosol-air

ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Filter Aerosol Sampler

2024-07-23 — Currently Deployed

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h2o-air

Water Vapor Analyzer aboard aircraft

2024-05-07 — Currently Deployed

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irt-air

Infrared Thermometer - Airborne

2024-07-23 — Currently Deployed

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met-air

Meteorological Instrumentation aboard Aircraft

2024-07-23 — Currently Deployed

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nav-air

Navigational Location, Motion, and Attitude for Airborne Platforms

2024-05-07 — Currently Deployed

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pops-air

portable optical particle spectrometer aboard an airborne platform

2024-07-29 — Currently Deployed

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tap-air

Tricolor Absorption Photometer aboard aircraft

2024-07-23 — Currently Deployed

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Primary Measurements collected at BNF - ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ArcticShark

Aerosol absorption

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Aerosol concentration

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Aerosol particle size distribution

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Atmospheric moisture

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Atmospheric pressure

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Atmospheric temperature

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration

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Horizontal wind

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Longwave narrowband brightness temperature

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Navigation variables

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Vertical velocity

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) | Reviewed March 2025