Instrument Platform Pair List
Get a list of InstrumentPlaformPair objects. InstrumentPlaformPairs are used within Acquisitions which
enable linking between Instruments, Platforms and Observations (though may be via CompositeProcesses).
GET /api/v3/ipps/?format=api&offset=5800
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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6045, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 115, "uuid": "fa81f4481fc0403d843dae1be91c0e01", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Leeds: Fluorecence Assay by Gas Expansion instrument (FAGE)", "abstract": "This is a ground-based laser-induced fluorescence instrument for detection of OH, HO2, and RO2 radicals. OH reactivity measurements using a laser flash-photolysis technique can be provided alongside the radical measurements. The instrument is housed in and operated from a custom-built 20 ft shipping container. OH and HO2 measurement is challenging but necessary due to their role in atmospheric chemistry. The laser induced fluorescence at low pressure is measured. \r\n \r\nThis instrument has a wide range of applications including simultaneous detection of OH, HO2, RO2 radical species and total OH reactivity. Detection of iodine monoxide and glyoxal is also possible, although not at the same time as the other radical measurements." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6046, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 99, "uuid": "98ab5fc9e63c403792e90e6b9b69e3c8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams", "abstract": "The Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) is the only currently available instrument capable of providing quantitative size and chemical mass loading information in real-time for non-refractory sub-micron aerosol particles. The AMS couples size-resolved particle sampling and mass spectrometric techniques into a single real-time measurement system. The Aerodyne AMS has been deployed world-wide at fixed sites, and on mobile laboratory, ship and aircraft platforms. Over 100 instruments are in use in industrial, academic and government laboratories.\r\n\r\nScientifically, the instrument can deliver quantitative mass concentrations of the major non-refractory chemical species present in submicron particles (ammonium, nitrate, sulphate, organics and non-sea-salt chloride) in microgrammes per cubic metre. It is also capable of delivering these concentrations as a function of diameter as a dM/dlog(D) distribution. Further to this, information on the chemical nature of the organic fraction can be derived by inspecting the relative sizes of the peaks within the mass spectrum. In order to produce fully quality assured and meaningful results, the data must be processed offline or near-real-time. The Compact Time-of-Flight AMS (C-ToF-AMS) is a version that enables continuous acquisition of complete mass spectra (1-800 m/z) of all sampled particles at rates as fast as 80 kHz." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6047, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 294, "uuid": "0785c5e1d0f241fd9ada13e3e0e4160a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Laquila:Noy LIF", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6048, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6049, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6050, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5651, "uuid": "34ab3e5c7d8f48c2a6019d4f7d3851fb", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Set of several core and/or non-core instruments", "abstract": "Core and non-core instruments on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6052, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 290, "uuid": "065b9d39e47b4228a84239654a4e9530", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Laquila:No2 LIF", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15402, "uuid": "64b67dd451f04cda828d5228634229ee", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B546 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6053, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6054, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15409, "uuid": "137f63ed163c469fbc09ab78cdb64339", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: metoffice-aimms", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument metoffice-aimms" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6055, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6056, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15410, "uuid": "b1853545dadc47958920477ccb085b9a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester: Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS)", "abstract": "Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS) model QC-TILDAS-CS is a laser spectrometer producing measurements of Ethane dry mole fraction at 1 Hz.\r\n\r\nThe QC-TILDAS-CS is manufactured by Aerodyne Research Inc. (USA). It measures ethane dry mole fraction in ambient air. Sample air is pumped through a cell into which the single laser beam is directed. The laser beam passes many times across the cell before exiting onto a photodetector. The laser frequency is tuned across an ethane absorption line - the depth of this lines is used to determine the ethane mole fraction." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6057, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6058, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6059, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. FAAM non-core instrument first used in BORTAS project." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15408, "uuid": "2de56fd517c9446ea09f95dcf39076e5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B828 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6060, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 52, "uuid": "09dd529096714adea214c364204f7cd1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: AQD NOX", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6061, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6062, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15409, "uuid": "137f63ed163c469fbc09ab78cdb64339", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: metoffice-aimms", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument metoffice-aimms" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6063, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6064, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15410, "uuid": "b1853545dadc47958920477ccb085b9a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester: Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS)", "abstract": "Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS) model QC-TILDAS-CS is a laser spectrometer producing measurements of Ethane dry mole fraction at 1 Hz.\r\n\r\nThe QC-TILDAS-CS is manufactured by Aerodyne Research Inc. (USA). It measures ethane dry mole fraction in ambient air. Sample air is pumped through a cell into which the single laser beam is directed. The laser beam passes many times across the cell before exiting onto a photodetector. The laser frequency is tuned across an ethane absorption line - the depth of this lines is used to determine the ethane mole fraction." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6065, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6066, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6067, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15415, "uuid": "02b5230cf5e8409abac700eee58dda79", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: man-cims", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument man-cims" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6068, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11230, "uuid": "4475880cd0f2432fa88d2cbe1e03a791", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)", "abstract": "The Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) is manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT). It measures the soot (also known as black carbon) content of individual airborne particles, known as aerosols. \r\n\r\nThe SP2 is a laser-based instrument, which detects black carbon particles by heating them to their point of 'incandescence'. This results in the emission of radiation that can be measured and related to the mass of black carbon. \r\n\r\nThe instrument can be operated in a range of environments (lab, ground-based, aircraft) and its high sensitivity and fast response makes it ideal for a number of atmospheric science applications. The measurement frequency of this instrument is 1Hz. \r\n\r\nThe outputs include: black carbon mass, number and size; as well as information relating to the mixing state of black carbon-containing particles. Number and volume concentration of scattering particles; as well as their optical size are also included. \r\n\r\nBlack carbon is an important component of atmospheric aerosol and is a strong absorber of solar radiation. It is a product of incomplete combustion activities and the major sources include vehicle engines, burning of domestic fuels for heating/cooking and forest/agricultural fires. Human activities have increased the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere, which leads to a warming of the Earth's temperature.\r\n\r\nThis instrument is regularly used on the FAAM BAe 146 aircraft." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6069, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. FAAM non-core instrument first used in BORTAS project." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15414, "uuid": "226e1f59c94e46b6b1f7407c9d5c3c62", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B829 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6070, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 52, "uuid": "09dd529096714adea214c364204f7cd1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: AQD NOX", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6071, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6072, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15409, "uuid": "137f63ed163c469fbc09ab78cdb64339", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: metoffice-aimms", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument metoffice-aimms" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6073, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6074, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6075, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6076, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15415, "uuid": "02b5230cf5e8409abac700eee58dda79", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: man-cims", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument man-cims" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6077, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. FAAM non-core instrument first used in BORTAS project." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15419, "uuid": "c31cc97f1c0d4a629bae2e0239a1550d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B824 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6078, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 52, "uuid": "09dd529096714adea214c364204f7cd1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: AQD NOX", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6079, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6080, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15415, "uuid": "02b5230cf5e8409abac700eee58dda79", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: man-cims", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument man-cims" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6081, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6082, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15410, "uuid": "b1853545dadc47958920477ccb085b9a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester: Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS)", "abstract": "Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS) model QC-TILDAS-CS is a laser spectrometer producing measurements of Ethane dry mole fraction at 1 Hz.\r\n\r\nThe QC-TILDAS-CS is manufactured by Aerodyne Research Inc. (USA). It measures ethane dry mole fraction in ambient air. Sample air is pumped through a cell into which the single laser beam is directed. The laser beam passes many times across the cell before exiting onto a photodetector. The laser frequency is tuned across an ethane absorption line - the depth of this lines is used to determine the ethane mole fraction." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6083, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6084, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6085, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11230, "uuid": "4475880cd0f2432fa88d2cbe1e03a791", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)", "abstract": "The Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) is manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT). It measures the soot (also known as black carbon) content of individual airborne particles, known as aerosols. \r\n\r\nThe SP2 is a laser-based instrument, which detects black carbon particles by heating them to their point of 'incandescence'. This results in the emission of radiation that can be measured and related to the mass of black carbon. \r\n\r\nThe instrument can be operated in a range of environments (lab, ground-based, aircraft) and its high sensitivity and fast response makes it ideal for a number of atmospheric science applications. The measurement frequency of this instrument is 1Hz. \r\n\r\nThe outputs include: black carbon mass, number and size; as well as information relating to the mixing state of black carbon-containing particles. Number and volume concentration of scattering particles; as well as their optical size are also included. \r\n\r\nBlack carbon is an important component of atmospheric aerosol and is a strong absorber of solar radiation. It is a product of incomplete combustion activities and the major sources include vehicle engines, burning of domestic fuels for heating/cooking and forest/agricultural fires. Human activities have increased the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere, which leads to a warming of the Earth's temperature.\r\n\r\nThis instrument is regularly used on the FAAM BAe 146 aircraft." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6086, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. FAAM non-core instrument first used in BORTAS project." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15423, "uuid": "57a7238004774eddb8ccbcc28fef79d2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B825 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6087, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6089, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15409, "uuid": "137f63ed163c469fbc09ab78cdb64339", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: metoffice-aimms", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument metoffice-aimms" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6090, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6091, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15410, "uuid": "b1853545dadc47958920477ccb085b9a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester: Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS)", "abstract": "Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS) model QC-TILDAS-CS is a laser spectrometer producing measurements of Ethane dry mole fraction at 1 Hz.\r\n\r\nThe QC-TILDAS-CS is manufactured by Aerodyne Research Inc. (USA). It measures ethane dry mole fraction in ambient air. Sample air is pumped through a cell into which the single laser beam is directed. The laser beam passes many times across the cell before exiting onto a photodetector. The laser frequency is tuned across an ethane absorption line - the depth of this lines is used to determine the ethane mole fraction." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6092, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6093, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6094, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15415, "uuid": "02b5230cf5e8409abac700eee58dda79", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: man-cims", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument man-cims" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6095, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11230, "uuid": "4475880cd0f2432fa88d2cbe1e03a791", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)", "abstract": "The Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) is manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT). It measures the soot (also known as black carbon) content of individual airborne particles, known as aerosols. \r\n\r\nThe SP2 is a laser-based instrument, which detects black carbon particles by heating them to their point of 'incandescence'. This results in the emission of radiation that can be measured and related to the mass of black carbon. \r\n\r\nThe instrument can be operated in a range of environments (lab, ground-based, aircraft) and its high sensitivity and fast response makes it ideal for a number of atmospheric science applications. The measurement frequency of this instrument is 1Hz. \r\n\r\nThe outputs include: black carbon mass, number and size; as well as information relating to the mixing state of black carbon-containing particles. Number and volume concentration of scattering particles; as well as their optical size are also included. \r\n\r\nBlack carbon is an important component of atmospheric aerosol and is a strong absorber of solar radiation. It is a product of incomplete combustion activities and the major sources include vehicle engines, burning of domestic fuels for heating/cooking and forest/agricultural fires. Human activities have increased the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere, which leads to a warming of the Earth's temperature.\r\n\r\nThis instrument is regularly used on the FAAM BAe 146 aircraft." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6096, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. FAAM non-core instrument first used in BORTAS project." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15427, "uuid": "005c1dc3168e4928a23531b735ecb72d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B826 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6097, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 52, "uuid": "09dd529096714adea214c364204f7cd1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: AQD NOX", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6098, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6099, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15409, "uuid": "137f63ed163c469fbc09ab78cdb64339", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: metoffice-aimms", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument metoffice-aimms" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6100, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6101, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15410, "uuid": "b1853545dadc47958920477ccb085b9a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester: Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS)", "abstract": "Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS) model QC-TILDAS-CS is a laser spectrometer producing measurements of Ethane dry mole fraction at 1 Hz.\r\n\r\nThe QC-TILDAS-CS is manufactured by Aerodyne Research Inc. (USA). It measures ethane dry mole fraction in ambient air. Sample air is pumped through a cell into which the single laser beam is directed. The laser beam passes many times across the cell before exiting onto a photodetector. The laser frequency is tuned across an ethane absorption line - the depth of this lines is used to determine the ethane mole fraction." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6102, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6103, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6104, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15415, "uuid": "02b5230cf5e8409abac700eee58dda79", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: man-cims", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument man-cims" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15431, "uuid": "566aa9ad677b455688b2b167ea6d79aa", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B827 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6105, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15443, "uuid": "a8dd857787c24ad79993915be03b99a5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B822 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B822 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6109, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 52, "uuid": "09dd529096714adea214c364204f7cd1", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: AQD NOX", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15447, "uuid": "42cf1ca82a0147779cba5387d3c4b72c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6110, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15447, "uuid": "42cf1ca82a0147779cba5387d3c4b72c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6111, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15415, "uuid": "02b5230cf5e8409abac700eee58dda79", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: man-cims", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument man-cims" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15447, "uuid": "42cf1ca82a0147779cba5387d3c4b72c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6112, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 155, "uuid": "2bbc9c55e70f4f2e8009bf9f88b62568", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Gas Chromatography MS (GCMS)", "abstract": "The York Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) is an Agilent 7890GC-5977MS with a Markes International TT24-7 thermal desorption unit. The output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including halomethanes and hydrocarbons. \r\n\r\nThe sampling frequency is approximately 5 min and every valid sample will be part of the dataset; no averaging done.\r\n\r\nThis GC-MS is both deployed on measurement campaigns and operated in the Lab at York University to analyse samples collected elsewhere in WAS sample bottles (particularly samples collected on board the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft). \r\nThe air sample stream passes through a water removal system before entering the thermal desorption unit that is coupled to the GC-MS. The Mass Spectrometer can be run in scan or selected ion monitoring mode depending on the focus of the campaign and species and on required sensitivity. \r\n\r\nThe instrument is calibrated regularly using a mixed gas standard that varies depending on the requirements of the campaign\r\n\r\n" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15447, "uuid": "42cf1ca82a0147779cba5387d3c4b72c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6113, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15447, "uuid": "42cf1ca82a0147779cba5387d3c4b72c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6114, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11230, "uuid": "4475880cd0f2432fa88d2cbe1e03a791", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)", "abstract": "The Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) is manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT). It measures the soot (also known as black carbon) content of individual airborne particles, known as aerosols. \r\n\r\nThe SP2 is a laser-based instrument, which detects black carbon particles by heating them to their point of 'incandescence'. This results in the emission of radiation that can be measured and related to the mass of black carbon. \r\n\r\nThe instrument can be operated in a range of environments (lab, ground-based, aircraft) and its high sensitivity and fast response makes it ideal for a number of atmospheric science applications. The measurement frequency of this instrument is 1Hz. \r\n\r\nThe outputs include: black carbon mass, number and size; as well as information relating to the mixing state of black carbon-containing particles. Number and volume concentration of scattering particles; as well as their optical size are also included. \r\n\r\nBlack carbon is an important component of atmospheric aerosol and is a strong absorber of solar radiation. It is a product of incomplete combustion activities and the major sources include vehicle engines, burning of domestic fuels for heating/cooking and forest/agricultural fires. Human activities have increased the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere, which leads to a warming of the Earth's temperature.\r\n\r\nThis instrument is regularly used on the FAAM BAe 146 aircraft." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15447, "uuid": "42cf1ca82a0147779cba5387d3c4b72c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B823 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6116, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5250, "uuid": "1b3e4500e8c347698de4d264b6daa0da", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)", "abstract": "The CCN (Cloud Condensation Nuclei) counter measures the number of cloud condensation nuclei in a sample for a given set point supersaturation. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5243, "uuid": "e61e34094d5a4a9e8fe61c5dd53da3e3", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office: Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS)", "abstract": "The Met Office Short Wave Spectrometer (SWS) is a visible/near infrared radiance spectrometer. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 99, "uuid": "98ab5fc9e63c403792e90e6b9b69e3c8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams", "abstract": "The Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) is the only currently available instrument capable of providing quantitative size and chemical mass loading information in real-time for non-refractory sub-micron aerosol particles. The AMS couples size-resolved particle sampling and mass spectrometric techniques into a single real-time measurement system. The Aerodyne AMS has been deployed world-wide at fixed sites, and on mobile laboratory, ship and aircraft platforms. Over 100 instruments are in use in industrial, academic and government laboratories.\r\n\r\nScientifically, the instrument can deliver quantitative mass concentrations of the major non-refractory chemical species present in submicron particles (ammonium, nitrate, sulphate, organics and non-sea-salt chloride) in microgrammes per cubic metre. It is also capable of delivering these concentrations as a function of diameter as a dM/dlog(D) distribution. Further to this, information on the chemical nature of the organic fraction can be derived by inspecting the relative sizes of the peaks within the mass spectrum. In order to produce fully quality assured and meaningful results, the data must be processed offline or near-real-time. 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The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The Compact Time-of-Flight AMS (C-ToF-AMS) is a version that enables continuous acquisition of complete mass spectra (1-800 m/z) of all sampled particles at rates as fast as 80 kHz." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6139, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 15492, "uuid": "380d856dc20a43feb0116d89f924e719", "short_code": "instr", "title": "New Instrument: leic-fr-jo1d", "abstract": "New instrument created, more details to follow for instrument leic-fr-jo1d" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6140, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 57, "uuid": "10833aa2571b4a9d9cacbac33edc49d5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "UEA: NOxy 4 channel NO, NO2, NOy, NOy* chemiluminescence analyser", "abstract": "An instrument from the Penkett group at UEA.\nThe instrument measures nitrogen compounds using chemiluminescence." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6141, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 5799, "uuid": "c7e2a6a5c6204b09ac3a5c266752ca9c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6142, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 322, "uuid": "0379654b86d643a4acdd33625487a9c0", "short_code": "instr", "title": "UEA: Peroxides instrument", "abstract": "An instrument from the Penkett group at UEA flown on research aircrafts to provide continuous measurements of gas phase speciated organic peroxides using fluorescence." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6144, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 71, "uuid": "e83377d7770b4ac3b9ecf8d6eeaf769b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID)", "abstract": "The Dual Channel Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionisation Detectors is capable of reporting mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThe output includes mixing ratios of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The data from the instrument are split (across three seperate files: -fid1, -fid2, -fid3) according to compound type. The output for -fid1 is Alkanes.\r\n\r\nThe instrument has variable measurement frequency dependent upon sampling frequency of the Whole Air Sampling (WAS) system.\r\n\r\nSamples of air are dried, and then pre-concentrated on a dual-bed adsorbent trap held at sub-ambient temperature (typically -20°C). Sample volumes of up to one litre of air are acquired and then the trap is resistively heated during desorption within a stream of helium (or hydrogen) and injected into the GC oven for analysis. The eluent is split in approximately equal portions between a Na2SO4 deactivated aluminium oxide (Al2O3) porous layer open tubular (PLOT) column (50 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the less polar NMHCs and a LOWOX columns (10 m, 0.53 mm id, Varian Netherlands) for analysis of the more polar VOCs including monoterpenes and oxygenated species. Analytes elute from the GC columns into two flame ionisation detectors for detection. The GC oven has been programmed for optimal separation of all compounds of interest. \r\n\r\nThere are two near-identical GC instruments for the measurement of Volatile organic compounds. The first is a Perkin Elmer GC with home-built autosampler and flow control box, a home-built preconcentrator and an Ai Qualitek injector. The other is an Agilent GC with a MARKES UNITY2 preconcentrator and CIA Advantage autosampler. \r\n\r\nMeasurement of VOCs in the atmosphere have been used for a wide range of applications including providing information regarding: quantification of emissions; air mass age; and atmospheric processing during transport." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6145, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 326, "uuid": "c39cb6ce89ea4b4a9c3d3d9ae602f983", "short_code": "instr", "title": "UEA: Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer (PTR-MS)", "abstract": "The PTR-MS (Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer) is an aircraft-certified instrument for the real time measurement of a selected range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere at concentrations down to approximately 50 parts per trillion (ppt). The types of compound measured include:\r\n\r\n• Oxygenated hydrocarbons (e.g. methanol, acetone, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl vinyl ketone and methacrolein)\r\n• Aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, C8 and C9 aromatics)\r\n• Biogenic hydrocarbons (isoprene, total monoterpenes)\r\n• Acetonitrile; an excellent tracer of biomass burning\r\n\r\nThe PTR-MS is ideally suited for use on an aircraft since it produces a near real-time signal. In this way it has a distinct advantage over (and acts as a valuable complement to) traditional chromatographic or bottle sampling techniques. Sampling cycle times of down to ~1 second can be achieved, dependant on the number of compounds analysed at any one time, enabling small scale events such as pollution or biomass burning plumes to be sampled effectively. The instrument samples from the main aircraft inlet manifold via a short length of PFA tubing.\r\n\r\nPotential applications include:\r\n• Measurement of oxygenates in the upper troposphere in a study of the free radical chemistry and its sources in this region\r\n• Studies of oxygenate and isoprene emissions from vegetation in the tropics and at mid latitudes\r\n• Studies of oxygenate formation in urban plumes in the boundary layer for improvement of models of regional photochemistry\r\n• Studies of biomass burning in the tropics and over Northern Hemisphere forests to assess their contribution to the global carbon budget and to ozone formation" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15490, "uuid": "0d2462945bc04c8096123c029209d391", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B385 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 6146, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2914, "uuid": "6a3e02251e7048c88507fc3dfeeb3c13", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Leicester: filter radiometer j(NO2)", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 15496, "uuid": "4c96178813b0434483d1427fa13c5849", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight B384 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight B384 Acquisition" } } ] }