Brief Background on HIAPER Aircraft Instrumentation Solicitation (HAIS)

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Brief Background on HIAPER Aircraft
Instrumentation Solicitation (HAIS)

• Measurement priorities for HIAPER established as
  a result of discussions held during the HIAPER
  Instrumentation Workshop at NCAR in November
  2002.
• Members of the HIAPER Advisory Committee (HAC)
  developed the summary of priorities that was used
  as the basis for the NSF HAIS.
• Investigator equipment packages designed to
  provide measurements in the following categories
  were encouraged in response to the HAIS
• Aerosols and cloud microphysics
• Gas phase chemistry
• Radiation, clouds, and climate
• Large-scale dynamics of weather systems
• Sensing systems for geosciences and biosciences
  applications

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Sensor Categorization

• Categorization dictated by the ease with which a
  given instrument can be integrated onto the GV
  and the level of effort that will be required for
  ongoing sensor maintenance and support.
• Standard use Likely to be called on for most
  missions and will not require extensive
  modification or RD effort to implement.
  Following completion and delivery, such sensors
  will be maintained and operated by NCAR/Earth
  Observing Laboratory (EOL) staff.
• Routine operational Technologies that can be
  readily adapted to HIAPER following a relatively
  short RD effort, after which the developed
  sensor can be transitioned to NCAR for
  maintenance and operation perhaps as a Standard
  instrument. During development, deployment of
  this type of instrument may require additional
  support personnel and funds and possibly
  additional expertise in the processing, analysis,
  and release of data. These sensors to be made
  available upon request. Could be operated and
  maintained by NCAR personnel, with some level of
  involvement by the originating PI.
• Research Developing technologies that require
  a continued RD effort. Such sensors will
  require extensive PI involvement in the
  development and evaluation and will likely not
  be turned over to NCAR for routine operations
  for several years after the start of the
  development effort. Continued involvement of
  the PI or research group likely to be required
  for particular mission deployments and during
  data interpretation and analysis.

Essential for NCAR and NSF to understand the
category intended for each of the HAIS awarded
developments in order to begin assessing
requirements (personnel and financial) for
ongoing support of the instruments following
completion and delivery.
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Designing the Next Generation of Airborne
Instrumentation Goals and Requirements
The characteristics of the GV platform smaller
payload capability, limited cabin space and
available power require that members of the
scientific community adopt new approaches to
instrumentation design. Consider
GV NSF/NCAR C-130
Cabin Length 50.1 ft (15.3 m) 40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Cabin Height 6.2 ft (1.9 m) 9.0 ft (2.7 m)
Cabin Width 7.3 ft (2.2 m) 10.0 ft (3.0 m)
Max. Scientific Payload 7,900 lbs (3,583 kg) 13,000 lbs (5,897 kg)
Desired GV Sensor Attributes Small Light weight Low power Autonomous Meet FAA/RAF design requirements Intelligent and communicative Robust Simple to install Multi-platform compatible Fast operation characteristics (higher sampling rates related to increased dynamic effects)
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Additional Notes

• As outlined in the NSF HAIS, instruments
  developed using the 12.5M of HIAPER funding are
  to become part of the communitys core of pool
  and shared instruments.
• Instruments will, in the majority of cases, be
  required to reside at NCAR, and each instrument
  will carry a NSF property tag.
• Developers required to adhere to instrumentation
  design and construction requirements as called
  out in the NSF/NCAR GV Investigators Handbook.

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Contracting

• Responsibility for making and administering
  awards transferred to UCAR by NSF
• MREFC guidelines must be followed during the
  award and development of instruments using this
  12.5M
• Therefore
• Milestone payments established to monitor
  progress
• Deliverables (to accompany the instrument) to
  include
• Sensor operation, integration, and calibration
  info.
• Data processing algorithms and software
• Reporting requirements
• Acceptance criteria

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Contracting, contd

• Role of Technical Representatives (TRs)
• Role of Contract Administrators (CAs)
• Questions for Operations Maintenance
• Testing
• Warranty
• Negotiations