European Facility For Airborne Research Dec. 5, 2025, 08:44
| Name | M55 MAS |
| Acronym | MAS-M55 |
| Manufacturer | IFA-CNR |
| Operated by | Geophysica-GEIE |
| Operated onboard |
| Name | Aerosol Scatterometer (multi-wavelength) |
| Acronym | Aerosol Scatterometer |
| Measured parameter | Aerosol backscatter coefficient |
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| Measurement(s) | Aerosol |
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| Weight | 37.6 |
| Operating mode | Remote sensing |
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| Additional information | MAS operates like a backscattersonde. It has different lasers; during daytime operation, only the 532 nm Nd-YAG-diode pumped laser has sufficient energy to detect the backscattered signal. Both direct and cross polarisation are measured. Contact: |
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| Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics | |
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