Readiness of C-130 PI Instruments

Date: 9 Dec 1995

Time: 1800 LDT (05:00 UTC 9 Dec)

Reporter: BJH

 C-130 Aircraft Parameters
     2nd Lyman-Alpha unreliable at low humidities

  DMS, SO2, OCS, by GC-MS  

  H2SO4 MSA, & OH, by API-MS (OH sensitivity degraded)

  NH3 vapor by LIF (Big Offset)

  NO by ozone chemilum.

  Tuned ultrafine CN counters, UM

  Radial DMA, CIT

  CFC's & NMHC cannister collection

  CCN Spectrometer (Questionable)

  Aerosol chemistry, by two-stage impactor and IC analysis

  Aerosol carbon collection by two-stage impactor

  HNO3 by nylon filters, external sampler 

  Single-particle analysis aerosol collection  

  CN, UCN, RCN by heated and ambient CN counters 

  Integrating nephelometer w/ backscat. shutter 

  Thermally-conditioned OPC 

  Aerosol light absorbtion by aethalometry

  Radial DMA, UH

  Ozone by Teco UV 

  Ozone eddy corr. by NO Chemilum

  H2O2 by peroxidase

  CO by IR absorption

  CO2 by IR

  Up- and Down-welling radiation by TDDR 

  Aerosol lidar 

  MASP (Removed for remainder of Program)

 Balloon location receiver and PC