Project #2000-828 AESOP/TEXAQS-2000

Texas Air Quality Study

Principal Investigator(s): Fred Fehsenfeld, et al.

NSF/NCAR L-188 Electra (N308D)

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Aircraft Research Instrumentation

RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

1. Airborne Data System
   1. Acquisition: Electra ADS2 (Motorola 68040 based)
      NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (2 units), located at the RAF systems operator station
   2. Operator Station:
      • SunSPARC 5, PowerVideo Board
      • 16" High Resolution Color Monitor
      • Exabyte Model EXB-8505 Tape Drives (2 units)
      • Sun EXP-2 Disk Drive
      • Diamond Trackball
      • HP3630 PaintJet Printer
      • APC 600 Uninterruptable Power Supply
   3. Aft Cabin User Displays (2)
      • Sun SPARCstation IPC
      • PowerVideo Board
      • 16" High Resolution Color Monitors (WINDS)
      • ELDORA 2 channel 15" High Resolution Color Monitor
      • HP3630 PaintJet Printer
   4. Flight Deck Display
      • Sun BriteLite with 9" Flat Panel Display
      • Diamond Trackball

2. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude
   1. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System (Research)
   2. Trimble TANS III Global Positioning System (GPS)

3. Static Pressures
   1. Rosemount Model 1501 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFD)
   2. Ruska Model 7885 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFRD)
   3. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - Right Wing Tip (PSW)
   4. Rosemont Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - In-cabin (PCAB)

4. Dynamic (Pitot) Pressures
   1. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Radome (QCR)
   2. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Fuselage Pitot (QCF)
   3. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Wing (QCW)

5. Temperatures
   1. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor -- Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Starboard Radome Mount (TTRR)
   2. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor -- Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Port Radome Mount (TTRL)
   3. Rosemount Type 102E Deiced Sensor -- Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Left Fuselage Mount (TTFH)

6. Flow Angle Sensors, Radome
   1. Attack - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (ADIFR)
   2. Sideslip - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (BDIFR)

7. Dew Point and Humidity
   1. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPT)
   2. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPB)
   3. NCAR Model LA-3 Crossflow Lyman-alpha Hygrometer - Port Radome Mount (VLA1)

8. Cloud Physics
   1. Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector - Right Pylon (RICE)
   2. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Right Wing Tip (PLWC)
   3. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Pylon (PLWC1)
   4. Particle Measuring Systems Model PCASP - Left Wing, Size Distribution: 0.12 to 3.12 µM
   5. Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP-300 - Right Wing, Size Distribution: 0.3 to 20 µM
   6. Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP-100 - Left Pylon, Size Distribution: 3 - 45 µM
   7. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - Right Window (CONCN), Size Distribution: 0.01 to 3 µM

9. Radiation Fluxes
   1. Visible Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PSP Pyranometers, 2 units:
      • Upward looking (SWT, SWTC)
      • Downward looking (SWB)
      Multipurpose Radiometer Housings
   2. Ultraviolet Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model TUVR Pyranometers, 2 units:
      • Upward looking (UVT)
      • Downward looking (UVB)
      Multipurpose Radiometer Housings
   3. Infrared Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PIR Pyrgeometers, 2 units:
      • Upward looking (IRT)
      • Downward looking (IRB)
      Multipurpose Radiometer Housings
   4. Remote Surface Temperature - Heimann Model KT19.85 Radiometer, 2 units:
      Both downward looking (RSTB, RSTB1)
   5. Remote Sky Temperature - Heimann Model KT19.85 Radiometer
      Up looking (RSTT)

10. Geometric Altitude
    1. Sperry Model AA200 Radio Altimeter: 0 to 800 M AGL (HGM)
    2. Stewart-Warner Model APN-159: 0 to 12,000 M AGL (HGME)

11. Photography
    1. Sony XC-999 $VH$ Color Camera with JVC Model HR-S4700U VHS Recorder (2 pairs)
       
       • Forward-facing Cockpit Mount
       • Down Looking
    2. Horita GPS Video Titler