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AMP
Aerosol Microphysical Properties

The Aerosol Microphysical Properties (AMP) is an in situ airborne instrument suite operated by NOAA. It includes the Nucleation-Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer (NMASS), Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS), Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS), and Coarse-Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer (CMASS). AMP provides measurements of aerosol particle size distribution, as well as particle number, size, and volume concentrations. It measures aerosols across a size range of 3 to 40,000 nm and provides data at 1 Hz resolution.

Image of the NOAA AMP instrument team with the AMP sensor
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Troposphere
1 Hz
Point
N/A
Currently unavailable
SARP

Student Airborne Research Program

2009—2026
Southern California, Virginia
Ongoing
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19 Deployments
· 25 Data Products

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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1581External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1671External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1925External Link