Project #2004-109 GOTEX (Gulf Of Tehuantepec EXperiment) K. Melville and Carl Friehe NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

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 CPUs, 512 MB Memory, Redhat Linux 7.2 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)
      • 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)
2. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude
   1. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System (Research)
   2. Garmin GPS16 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 - Left Fuselage Pitot (QCF)
   3. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Right Fuselage Pitot (QCFR)
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 (MRLH)
   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:
      Downward looking (RSTB, RSTB1)
   5. Remote Sky Temperature - Heiman Model KT19.85 Radiometer
      Upward looking (RSTT)
9. Cloud Physics
   1. Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector - Right Wing Inboard Access Plate (RICE)
   2. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Wing Outboard Access Plate (PLWC)
   3. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Right Wing Outboard Access Plate (PLWC1)
   4. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-100 - Right Wing Outboard
      Size Distribution, 3 to 45 µm
   5. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-200 - Right Pod Outboard
      Size Distribution, 0.12 to 3.12 µm
   6. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-300 - Right Pod Center
      Size Distribution, 0.3 to 20 µm
   7. Particle Measuring Systems Model 260X - Right Wing Inboard
      Size Distribution, 50 to 640 µm
   8. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - CAI Inlet Pad (CONCN)
      Size Distribution, 0.01 to 3 µm
10. 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)
    4. RAF Fast-Response Ozone Analyzer (O3FSC)
11. Special Request Instruments
    1. EOL SABL Up/Down looking Lidar (2 wavelength backscatter system) - Left Wing Pod Mount
    2. EOL GPS Dropsonde System - Cabin Mount, Aft ramp chute
    3. RAF Aerosol Rack with RDMA Radial Differential Mobility Analyzer and wet/dry nephelometers - RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI)
    4. RAF C-MIGITS Inertial Reference System - Radome mount
12. User-Supplied Instrumentation
    1. NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper - Transceiver at down-looking 16" Aperture, double-wide rack in cabin
    2. Expendable Ocean Probe Data System (AXBT type)
       • External Receiver Antenna - Belly Mount
       • Deployment Chute - Aft Ramp Mount
       • Storage Bin for 24 Probes
    3. Scripps Modular Aerial Sensing System
       • Down-looking sensing head
       • Cabin-mounted control and data recording
    4. UCI AIR Lyman-alpha Humidity Sensors (1 unit)
    5. UCI Thermistor Temperature Sensor
13. Geometric Altitude
    1. Stewart-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount,
       0 to 1,500 m AGL (HGM)
       0 to 15,000 m AGL (HGM232)
14. Photography
    1. Sony XC-999 SVHS Color Camera with JVC Model HR-S4700U Super VHS Recorder (3 pair)
       • Forward Facing, Cockpit Mount
       • Side Looking
       • Downward Looking
    2. Horita GPS Video Titler
    3. RAF Digital Camera - Cabin Mount, Down-Looking