Project #2001-161 EPIC 2001

Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate Processes in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System

Principal Investigators: David Raymond, et al.

NSF/NCAR EC-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

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Basic RAF EPIC2001 Instrument Configuration 7/10/01

RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

1. Airborne Data System
   1. Acquisition: C-130 ADS2 (Motorola 68040 based)
      NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (4 units), one in each wing pod and two in cabin
   2. Operator Station
      • Intel L440GX+ Motherboard with 2 Pentium III-500 CPU's, 512 MB Memory, Redhat Linux 6.2 OS
      • 9GB Disk Storage with RAID-1
      • General Digital 17-inch 1280x1024 TFT Flat Panel Color Monitor
      • IBM-DRHS36D 36GB Removable Disk Drives In Kingston Carriers (2 units)
      • Exabyte Model EXB-8505 Tape Drive
      • UPS
   3. Aft User Displays(4)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium III-850 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 15" Display (Clyde)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium II-300 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display (Grendel)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium MMX-266 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display (Agave)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium MMX-233 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display (Nuvola)
      • Lexmark Optra Color 45 Inkjet Printer
   4. Flight Deck Display
      • Dell Latitude Pentium III-850 Laptop, Linux OS, 15" Display (Bonnie)
      • Lexmark Optra Color 45 Inkjet Printer

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, PSFC)
   3. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - Cabin (PCAB)

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

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 Inboard Wing Access Plate (TTWH)
   4. OPHIR-III Radiometric Near-field Temperature Sensor - Starboard Wing Pod Mount (OAT)

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. SpectraSensors Open Path TDL Hygrometer - Starboard Wing Pod Mount (MRLHS)
   4. NCAR Model LA-3 Stub Lyman-alpha Hygrometer - Port Radome Mount (VLA)
   5. NCAR Model LA-3 Crossflow Lyman-alpha Hygrometer - Port Radome Mount (VLA1)

8. Radiation Fluxes
   1. Visible Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PSP Pyranometers - 2 units
      • Upward looking (SWT)
      • 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 - Heiman Model KT19.85 Radiometer - 2 units:
      Down looking (RSTB,RSTB1)
   5. Remote Sky Temperature - Heiman Model KT19.85 Radiometer
      Up looking (RSTT)

9. Cloud Physics
   1. Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector - Right Inboard Wing Access Plate (RICE)
   2. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC)
   3. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Right Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC1)
   4. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-200 - Right Pod Outboard
      Size Distribution: 0.12 to 3.12 µm
   5. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-100 - Left Pod Center
      Size Distribution, 3 - 45 µm
   6. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-C - Right Wing Inboard
      Size Distribution, 25 to 800 µm
   7. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-P - Left Wing Outboard
      Size Distribution, 100 to 3200 µm
   8. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-300 - Right Pod Center
      Size Distribution, 0.3 - 20 µm
   9. Particle Measuring Systems Model 260X - Right Wing Outboard
      Size Distribution, 50 to 640 µm
   10. Gerber PVM-100 Liquid Water Probe - Left wing Pod mount (XGLWC)
   11. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - Belly Inlet (CONCN)
       Size Distribution, 0.01 to 3 µm

10. Geometric Altitude
    1. 0 to 1,500 m AGL (HGM)
    2. Stewart-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount (HGM232)
       0 to 15,000 m AGL

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

12. Chemistry (T.Campos)
    1. TECO Slow Response Ozone Analyzer (TEO3C)
    2. Aero-Laser Fast Response Carbon Monoxide Analyzer (UV resonance fluorescence - CO)
    3. NCAR High Precision Carbon Dioxide Analyzer (IR - CO₂)

13. Special Request Instruments
    1. EOL SABL Up/Down looking Lidar, 2-wavelength backscatter system - Left Wing Pod Mount
    2. EOL WARDS Weather Avoidance Radar Data System - Cabin Mount
    3. EOL GPS Dropsonde System - Cabin Mount and Aft ramp chute
    4. RAF RDMA (Radial Differential Mobility Analyzer)
    5. RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI)

14. User-Supplied Instrumentation
    1. University of Mexico Aerosol Measurement System
       • Reverse Flow Tube Inlet
       • R1 Aperture
    2. Expendable Ocean Probe Data System (AXBT, type)
       • External Receiver Antenna, Belly Mount
       • Deployment Chute, Aft Ramp Mount
       • Storage Bin for 24 Probes