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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 South East Asian Studies / Biomass-burning, Aerosols, and Stratocumulus Environment: Lifecycles and Interactions Experiment

 

Date Range: 

Friday, February 1, 2013 to Sunday, April 19, 2015

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