These bulletins describe the facilities, equipment, and services of the Research Aviation Facility, located at Jefferson County Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, and operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under the direction of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Re... Show moreThese bulletins describe the facilities, equipment, and services of the Research Aviation Facility, located at Jefferson County Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, and operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under the direction of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). They are intended to guide scientists in making effective use of NCAR aircraft. The Research Aviation Facility (RAF) provides instruments for the airborne measurement of radiation in several wavelength bands. Basically these measure hemispheric radiation, surface temperature, and radiance useful for determining the presence of surface vegetation or phytoplankton. This Bulletin provides an overview of each of these instruments along with a discussion of their performance characteristics. Show less
