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Instrument

NATIVE
Nittany Atmospheric Trailer & Integrated Validation Experiment

The Nittany Atmospheric Trailer & Integrated Validation Experiment (NATIVE) is a mobile research facility used for satellite validation, air quality monitoring, and pollution transport and deposition. The NATIVE payload includes in situ trace instruments, passive and active remote sensing instruments, and several meteorological probes. It is owned and operated by Pennsylvania State University.

Penn State's NATIVE Mobile Research Facility

Penn State's NATIVE Mobile Research Facility

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

Measurement Type

Multi

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitric Oxide

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace Species

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity > Relative Humidity

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Monoxide

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Dioxide

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind Direction

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind Speed

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile, Land Surface

Temporal Resolution

1 s

Spatial Resolution

This data will be added in future versions

Measurement Frequency

983-789 THz, 882-183 THz, 999-815 THz, 564 THz, 1180 THz, 130 THz, 65 THz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

http://www.agriculturedefensecoalition.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/33A_2006_NASA_NATIVE_Battelle_NATIVE_Schedule_2006.pdf

Lead Investigator
Anne Thompson
Technical Contact
Anne Thompson
Instrument Maker
Pennsylvania State University
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Campaign Field Sites

51 Campaigns · 158 Instruments

Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from COlumn and VERtically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality

Baltimore MD, San Joaquin Valley CA, Houston TX, Denver CO

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· 12 Data Products

Image of research vehicles used during DISCOVER-AQ

Image of research vehicles used during DISCOVER-AQ

Campaign Vehicles

16 Campaigns · 53 Instruments

Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling

Costa Rica, tropical Eastern Pacific

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· 1 Data Product

Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment - North America

North America, Gulf of Mexico, North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean

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· 21 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

INTEXB_GROUND

CampaignsIntercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment - North America

PlatformsCampaign Field Sites, Campaign Vehicles