Maldives Instrumentation

Light Absorption – Magee AE-31 Aethalometer, 7-wavelength – C. Corrigan

Light Scattering – TSI 3563 Nephelometer, 3-wavelength – J. Ogren

Total Particle Concentration – TSI 3022A CPC – C. Corrigan

Inorganic Composition – Filters, TSP and PM1 – D. Savoie

Organic Composition – Filters, TSP and PM1 – J. Schauer

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Black Carbon – Filters, Aethalometer – J. Schauer, C. Corrigan

Aerosol Optical Depth – CIMEL Sun Photometer – B. Holben

Size Distribution (< 500 nm)* – TSI SMPS – C. Corrigan

Size Distribution (> 500 nm)* – TSI APS or undetermined OPC – C. Corrigan

Single Particle Composition** – ATOFMS – K. Prather

**intensive measurements only

Global and Diffuse Radiation (0.2-3.6um) - Kipp & Zonen CM21,CM22 type Pyranometers

Direct Radiation (0.2-4.0um) - Kipp & Zonen CH1 Pyrheliometer / Epply NIPs (quartz & calcium florid window)

Broadband IR (4.5-42 um) - Kipp & Zonen CG4 Pyrgeometer

Solar tracking - Kipp & Zonen 2AP-GD

PAR (400-700 nm) - BSI / GUV-2511 (Global & diffuse)

Spectral Radiation (325-1075 nm) - ASD FieldSpec Handheld; Grating Spectrometer

Aerosol Vertical Profiles - Dr. Spinhirne MPL / Dr. Sugimoto NIES Lidar

Meteorological Parameters - R.M. Young instruments (WS, WD, T, RH, P, and Raingauge)

Lead Investigators by Subject

Aerosol Optical Depth – B. Holben
Single Particle Analysis – K. Prather
EC/OC – J. Schauer
Molecular Markers – J. Schauer
Inorganic Ions – D. Savoie
Dust – D. Savoie
Filter Absorption – D. Savoie