parameter
|
instrument
/method
|
range
from..to
|
resolution
parameter / time
|
precision / accuracy
|
calibration or checks
|
position (x,y,z)
|
GPS TANS Vector
OXS RT3102 |
global |
1 m / 1 s
0.01 m / 100 Hz |
5..20 m
0.1 .. 1 m |
fix points |
ground speed (vx, vy)
|
GPS TANS Vector
OXS RT3102 |
global |
0.1 m/s / 1 Hz 0.01 m/s / 100 Hz |
0.1..0.5 m/s
0.03 m/s |
zero and wind |
| attitude (azi, pitch, roll) |
GPS TANS Vector
OXS RT3102 |
azi 0..360°
pitch/roll 60° |
0.1° / 10 Hz
0.01° / 100 Hz |
0.1 / 0.5°
0.05° |
fix and wind |
acceleration
(vertical / lateral / longitudinal)
|
Kistler/DLR
OXS RT3102 |
-20..+30 m/s2
±100 m/s2 |
0.01 m/s2 / 10 Hz
0.01 m/s2 / 100 Hz |
0.01 m/s2 |
integration of 3-d ground speed and position |
| air temperature |
Meteolabor thermocouple |
-50..50 oC |
0.1 °C / 10 Hz |
0.1 / 0.5 oC |
ice-water / mercury
fly-byes at stations |
dewpoint
|
Meteolabor dewopoint mirror |
-50..50 oC |
0.1 °C / 1 Hz |
0.1 / 0.5 oC |
psychrometer |
| 5 pressures (1 absolute, 4 diff.) for ... |
Keller capacitve sensors |
300..1300; 0..50 hPa |
0.02 hPa / 10 Hz |
0.1 / 0.5 hPa |
factory calibrated |
| ...flow angles |
differences of pairs (left/right, top/bottom) |
-20..20° |
0.1° / 0.1 s |
0.1°/0.5° |
wind residuals |
| ...true airspeed |
calculated (p,T,u) |
10..70 m/s |
0.1 m/s / 10 Hz |
0.2 / 0.5 m/s |
wind residuals |
| ...and pressure altitude |
integrated (p,T,u) |
0..7000 mMSL |
1 m / 4 s |
3 / 10 m |
mountaintops |
| height above ground |
Laser altimeter RIEGL LD90-3300HR |
0.1..500 m |
0.1 m / 100 Hz |
0.1 / 0.5 m |
against altitude from RT3102 and known topography (e.g. SRTM) |
| 3-d wind (x,y,z) |
post flight processing
from above parameters |
0.5..30 m/s |
0.5 m/s / 10 Hz |
0.5 / 1.0 m/s |
wind during maneuvers |
| 2 aerosol sizes (0.3 and 0.5 mm) |
MetOne LASER particle counter |
0..200 cm-3 |
0.02 cm-3 / 1 s
|
0.02 cm-3 |
factory calibration |
| aerosols (>10 nm) (*) |
TSI condensation particle counter |
0..1e4 cm-3 |
0.04 cm-3 / 1 s
|
0.04 cm-3 |
fact.cal.+zero |
15 aerosol sizes (0.3 to 20 mm)
|
GRIMM dust monitor model 1.08
|
0..500 cm-8 |
8 e-3 cm-3 / 6..60 s |
8 e-3 cm-3 |
fact.cal.+zero |
| O3 (slow, accurate) |
PSI / UV absorption |
2 ppb .. 1 ppm |
1 ppb / 4 s |
1 / 2 ppb |
cal. gas |
| O3 (fast, but, drifting) (**) |
Scintrex LOZ-3 (Eosin-Y chemilum.) |
1 ppb..1 ppm |
0.1 ppb / 10 Hz |
10 ppb |
against UV-photometer |
| speciated hydrocarbons (C4..C10) |
Gaschromatograph Airmotec HC-1010 |
10 ppt..10 ppb |
10 ppt / 10' |
10 ppt / 50 ppt or 20 % |
cal.gas |
| NO2, NOx, NOy, HNO3, PAN, Ox |
METAIR-NOxTOy: 6-channel Luminol-detector with CrO3- and Mo-converters |
0.5..500 ppb |
0.1 ppb / 1..5 s |
0.1 /0.5 ppb |
NO2 calibration gas |
| SO2 (**) |
FIAMS, Adelaide (Luminol with H2O2) |
0.5..500 ppb |
0.1 ppb / 1 Hz |
0.1 / 1.0 ppb |
cal. gas |
| Peroxides (H2O2 and organic) (*) |
Aerolaser (enzymatic fluorometry) |
0.1..20 ppb |
50 ppt / 10 s |
0.1 / 0.5 ppb |
H2O2 in water |
| Formaldehyde (HCHO) (*) |
similar as for H2O2 (above) |
|
|
|
HCHO in water |
| CO2 |
LICOR- IRGA LI-6262 and LI-7500 (both modified) |
310..410 ppm (adj.) |
0.05 ppm / 10 Hz |
0.05 / 0.3 ppm |
cal. gas
and flasks |
| H2O |
LICOR- IRGA LI-6262 and LI-7500 (both modified) |
0..20 g/kg (adj.) |
0.01 g/kg / 10 Hz |
0.01 / 0.05 g/kg |
dewpoint mirror |
CO
|
Aerolaser AL-5003 (fast Vacuum UV-fluorescence, special bare-bone version) |
2 ppb..5 ppm |
1 ppb / 5 Hz |
1 ppb / 3 ppb |
cal. gas (also in-flight)
plus flasks |
| manual sampling of up to 12 glass flasks for CO2, CO, CH4, N2O, H2, SF6, 18O, 13C |
Installation and Operation MetAir,
Analysis MPI Jena |
|
|
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MPI Jena
|
CH4 |
Fast Methane Analyzer Los Gatos
LGR DLT-100
modified by MetAir and ETH |
0.3..25 ppm
|
0.1 ppb / 1 Hz
|
1 ppb ? under evaluation
|
calibration gas
and flasks, also for assessing any H2O interference |
automatic sampling units
for VOC's, biog. VOC's, SF6, etc. (*) |
MetAir / FZJ |
|
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| IR surface temperature (*) |
Heitronics KT15.85 |
-25 .. 200 °C |
0.1 °C / 1 Hz |
0.5 °C |
known surfaces like lakes |
| IR imager (*) |
FLIR or other rented cameras |
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| Laser Scanner (*) |
RIEGL Q560 ALS
rented as complete Laser Pod from ARA |
50 to 1000 mGND |
5 cm / 100 kHz |
5 .. 10 cm |
ground truthing |
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