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PCASP-AIR

Passive cavity aerosol spectrometer aboard aircraft

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The passive cavity aerosol spectrometer (PCASP) is an airborne, optical spectrometer that uses the intensity of scattered laser light to measure an aerosol size distribution from 0.1 – 3.0 µm.

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Jason Tomlinson
Lead Mentor Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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New Aerosol Data Product Released From HI-SCALE Campaign

References

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Fast et al. "Large spatiotemporal variability in aerosol properties over central Argentina during the CACTI field campaign". 2024. 10.5194/acp-24-13477-2024.

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