Creating a Unified Airborne Database for Assessment and Validation of Global Models (ADAM) of Atmospheric Composition.  A MEaSURES project that addresses the critical needs related to the top two activities selected by Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate i.e. (1) a 20-25 year hindcast of tropospheric ozone and aerosols, and (2) a definition of processes that control the distribution of the tropospheric trace gases/aerosols between mid and upper troposphere.  ADAM enables model verification and comparison exercises associated with these activities by providing observational data in appropriate format and temporal and spatial scales along with objectively assessed uncertainties.

Airborne Multi-angle Spectro Polarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) is an airborne prototype instrument similar to that of the future satellite-borne MSPI instrument for obtaining multi-angle polarization imagery. AirMSPI flies on the NASA-owned ER-2 aircraft. The instrument was built for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Multiangle radiance and polarization imagery from AirMSPI will (a) provide 3-D scene context where clouds and aerosol plumes are present, plus constraints on radiometric closure, particularly over heterogeneous scenes where 3-D radiative transfer may dominate, and (b) enable retrieval of aerosol and cloud macrophysical properties (distribution, height), microphysical properties (size distribution, single scattering albedo, shape), and optical depth.

The ARM Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE) was conducted at the Department of Energy's ARM Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility between September 22, 1995 and November 1, 1995. The principal objectives of ARESE were (1) to directly measure the absorption of solar radiation by the clear and cloudy atmosphere and to place uncertainty bounds on these measurements and (2) to investigate the possible causes of absorption in excess of model predictions.

Airborne Tropical TRopopause EXperiment (ATTREX) was conducted through three field deployments in Lancaster, CA (2011 and 2013) and Guam (2014). The ATTREX measurements include trace gas mixing ratio, radiation flux, cloud properties, and meteorological parameters.