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COMMIT

Chemical, Optical, and Microphysical Measurements of In-situ Troposphere

Extending the success of the SMART mobile facility, COMMIT was built in 2006 as the companion in-situ observatory for studying basic chemical, optical and microphysical properties of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases. Like SMART, all COMMIT instruments are integrated in a twenty-foot weather-sealed trailer with thermostatic temperature control. The mobile laboratories can be deployed and operated together or individually. COMMIT has now been an integral part of multiple field campaigns, including 7SEAS/BASELInE (2010-13), Asian Monsoon Years (2008-12), NAMMA (2006), and BASE-ASIA (2006).

Specification Sheet: COMMIT

COMMIT Instruments PDF

Field Measurements

February 2013

7-SEAS/BASELInE focuses on addressing the following key questions: 1) What processes, interactions, and feedbacks control the lifecycle of biomass-burning aerosols from source to receptor regions in boreal spring Southeast Asia?

July 2011

Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality

 

Date Range: 

Friday, July 1, 2011

The NASA/GSFC SMART-COMMIT (Surface-sensing Measurements for Atmospheric Radiative Transfer - Chemical, Optical, and Microphysical Measurement of In-situ Troposphere) was deployed in Fair Hill, MD.

March 2010

7 South East Asian Studies - Dongsha Island

Date Range: 

Monday, March 8, 2010 to Friday, June 18, 2010

April 2009

Radiation, Aerosol Joint Observations - Monsoon Experiment in Gangetic-Himalayas Area

Study Areas: 

Pre-Monsoon anthropogenic and dust aerosol interactions

Date Range: 

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 to Monday, June 1, 2009

AMY

April 2008

Asian Monsoon Year

Date Range: 

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 to Wednesday, October 1, 2008

August 2006

NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

Date Range: 

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 to Friday, September 1, 2006

February 2006

Date Range: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 to Monday, May 1, 2006