AIRCRAFT RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
C-130 N130AR û Project No. 8-101
Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA)
J. Curry, et al.
Data Acquisition
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Airborne Data System II (Motorola 68040 based), consisting of four (4) Distributed Sampling Modules (DSMs), one in each wing pod and two in the cabin.¸
SunSPARC 10-402, PowerVideo board, 16" High Resolution Color Monitor, Exabyte Model EXB-8505 Tape Drives (2 units), 1 Gigabyte External Disk (2), Sun CD-ROM Drive, Diamond Trackball, HP3630 PaintJet Printer, Powerware Prestige Model 800 UPS, 7" intercom control panel, located at the RAF system operatorÆs station.¸
Sony XC-999 VHS Color Cameras (3 units) with JVC Model HR-S4700U Super VHS Video Recorders (3 units), Horita GPS Video Titler. Cameras mounted forward, left side, and down looking.
User Displays
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SunSPARC 5, 16" High Resolution Color Monitor, HP1200C/PS DeskJet printer, Diamond Trackball, Powerware Prestige Model 800 UPS û located at flight scientistÆs station on the flight deck.¸
SunSPARC 5, Color Monitor, Trackball, UPS Unit û located in forward cabin, left side rack.¸
SunSPARC 5, Color Monitor, Trackball, UPS Unit û located in aft cabin, forward left side rack.¸
Sun SPARCstation IPC, Color Monitor, Trackball, UPS Unit û located in aft cabin, back center rack.
Aircraft Position, Velocity, and Attitude
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Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System, S/N 432.¸
Trimble TANS III Global Positioning System (GPS).
Static Pressures
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Rosemount Model 1501 Digital Pressure Transducer (PSFD) û Fuselage Port.¸
Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer (PSF) û Fuselage Port.¸
Ruska Model 7885 Pressure Transducer (XPSFD) û Fuselage Port. (Sensor output unreliable; data not included in netCDF data files.)
Dynamic Pressures
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Rosemount Model 1221F1VL (QCR) û Radome.¸
Rosemount Model 1221F1VL (QCF) û Fuselage Pitot.
Temperatures
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Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor, Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier (TTRL) û Left Radome Port.¸
Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor, Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier (TTRR) û Right Radome Port.¸
Rosemount Type 102E Deiced Sensor, Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier û Left Inboard Wing Access Plate (TTWH).¸
OPHIR III Radiometric Thermometer (OAT) û Left Aft Fuselage Mount.
Flow Angle Sensors
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Attack û Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (ADIFR), Radome.¸
Sideslip û Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (BDIFR), Radome.
Dew Point and Humidity
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General Eastern Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer (DPB) û Right Radome Port.¸
General Eastern Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer (DPT) û Right Radome Port.¸
NCAR Model LA-3 Lyman-Alpha Hygrometer (VLA) û Left Radome Mount.¸
NCAR Model Crossflow Lyman-Alpha Hygrometer (VLA1) û Left Radome Mount.¸
NCAR Ultraviolet (UV) Hygrometer (MRUV) û Right Forward Fuselage Port.¸
NCAR Cryogenic Dewpoint Hygrometer (DPCRC) û Left Forward Fuselage Inlet.
Radiation Fluxes
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Visible Radiation: RAF Modified Eppley Model PSP Pyranometers û Upward looking (SWT), Downward looking (SWB) û Centerline Mid-Fuselage.¸
Infrared Radiation: RAF Modified Eppley Model PIR Pyrgeometers û Upward looking (IRT), Downward looking (IRB) û Centerline Mid-Fuselage.¸
Ultraviolet Radiation: RAF Modified Eppley Model TUVR Pyranometers û Upward looking (UVT), Downward looking (UVB) û Centerline Mid-Fuselage.¸
Remote Surface Temperature: RAF Modified, Temperature Controlled, Heimann Model KT19.85 Infrared Radiation Thermometers û 2 units (RSTB and RSTB1) û Downward Looking.
Geometric Altitude
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Steward-Warner Model APN-232(v), HGM232 û Fuselage Mount, 0 to 15,000 m AGL.
Aerosol and Cloud Physics
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Particle Measuring Systems (CSIRO-King) Hot Wire Liquid Water Sensor (PLWC) û Left Wing.¸
Particle Measuring Systems (CSIRO-King) Hot Wire Liquid Water Sensor (PLWC1) û Right Wing.¸
Gerber PVM-100 Liquid Water Probe (XGLWC) û Left Wing Pod, Outboard Mount.¸
Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector (RICE) û Right Wing¸
TSI Condensation Nuclei (CN) Counter û Left Forward Fuselage Inlet.¸
Particle Measuring Systems Model PCASP û 0.1-3.0 m m, Left Wing Tip.¸
Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP-300 û 0.3-20.0 m m, Right Wing Pod, Outboard Mount.¸
Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP-100 û 2.0-50.0 m m diameter particles, Left Wing Pod, Inboard Mount.¸
Particle Measuring Systems 260X Probe û 40-840 m m, Left Wing Tip.¸
Particle Measuring Systems Model 2DC Probe û 25-800 m m, Right Wing Tip.¸
Particle Measuring Systems Model 2DP Probe û 200-6400 m m, Right Wing Tip.¸
Multiangle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe (MASP) û 0.4-40.0 m m, Right Wing Pod, Center Mount.¸
NCAR/RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI) û Forward Right Fuselage Mount.
Remote Sensing Instrumentation
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Airborne Imaging Microwave Radiometer (AIMR) û Aft Cabin Mount. (Supported by NCAR/RSF.)¸
NCAR/RAF Multichannel Cloud Radiometer (MCR) û Right Wing Pod.
User-Supplied Instrumentation
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CCN Spectrometers, CN Counter, and CCN Calibration Rack û Jim Hudson (DRI) û Right Fuselage, Forward Cabin, Attached to SCAI.¸
Ice Nucleus Counter û Dave Rogers (CSU) û Right Fuselage, Forward Cabin, Attached to SCAI. (Flown May phase of SHEBA only.)¸
SPEC Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) û Paul Lawson (SPEC) û Right Wing Pod, Inboard Mount.¸
Broadband [TSBR (2 units) and IRBR (2 units)] and Spectral (TDDR and MCRV) Radiometers û Francisco Valero (Scripps) û Top and Bottom Fuselage Mounts.¸
Cloudscope û John Hallett (DRI) û Left Wing Pod, Center Mount. (Flown May phase of SHEBA only.)