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OPC
Optical Particle Counter

The Optical Particle Counter is an instrument based on the principle of light scattering from particles. It is a real time instrument that is typically used to measure particles above 0.05 μm in diameter.

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

Optical/Photon
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Particulate Matter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Troposphere
1 s
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474 THz
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2019.105452
PEM

Pacific Exploratory Mission

1991—1999
Pacific Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
TRACE

Transport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator

1992—2001
Brazil, Southern Africa, Tropical Atlantic, Central & Western Regions of the Pacific Ocean Basin
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
PEM

Pacific Exploratory Mission

1991—1999
Pacific Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
ATR-42

ATR-42

1 Campaign · 16 Instruments
G-1

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Cessna 207

Cessna 207

1 Campaign · 7 Instruments
PAC2001

Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study

2001
Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
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1 Deployment
· 8 Data Products

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External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GRIP/LARGE/DATA201
External Link10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0015