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Instrument

MACS
Multi-sample Aerosol Collection System

The Multi-sample Aerosol Collection System (MACS) is an in situ airborne aerosol sampling system. It consists of a two-stage impact collector that collects aerosol particles on electron microscope grids for further analysis. MACS can collect particles as small as 0.02 μm at altitudes up to 60,000 feet. MACS can collect approximately 24 samples per flight.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Sampler
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Lower Stratosphere, Troposphere
Variable
Point
N/A
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  • James Wilson

  • James Wilson

  • Currently unavailable

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    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

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ASHOE

Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment

1994
Moffett Field, California, Christchurch, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji
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1 Deployment
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CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

2002
Southern Florida
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1 Deployment
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CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

2002
Southern Florida
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1 Deployment
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ABoVE

Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment

2017—2026
Alaska, Northwestern Canada
Ongoing
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6 Deployments
· 130 Data Products

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