| Innovation in Atmospheric Science Instrumentation | The data you gather in the field is only as
good as the instrument that collects it.
Why invest in an instrument with decades-old technology
when SPEC offers instruments with cutting edge design and lightning fast electronics
for use in atmospheric research. With more emphasis on the radiative properties of clouds in reference to climate change,
it has never been more important to have the right tools to make accurate measurments in the field. Looking to the future SPEC believes
the ultimate future of atmospheric research
will rely heavily on unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs; that's why we are designing and building instruments to be installed on them or using artificial intelligence programming
so they perform optimally without an operator. Whether your needs are for equpping a research aircraft, a UAV, or an research icing tunnel SPEC instruments will do the task.
Founded in 1979, SPEC has been involved with the design, fabrication, and installation of innovative instruments on research aircraft for over twenty-five years. SPEC has designed and built sensors and data acquisition systems for universities, institutes, and government agencies, both domestic and international. SPEC has and continues to provide the atmospheric science community with valuable research tools. SPEC has been featured in the Boulder County Business Journal. In May 2006 our new Micro-CPI was profiled in NASA's Tech Briefs With research and analysis funding coming almost entirely from government contracts, SPEC has taken to the skies to record in situ cloud data, flying a state-of-the-art Learjet 25 Research Aircraft, as well as participating in major research projects around the world, including the South Pole, Cape Verdes of Africa, and Costa Rica. The results of our research are often printed in journal publications. SPEC is highly competitive in being awarded contracts. Since 1988, the company has won 16 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards, 11 Phase II SBIR awards, and 14 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Science Foundation (NSF) research grants. SPEC's staff can equip your research institution or university with the instruments, software, and scientific guidance you need to further your research goals. We'd love to add you to our customer list. Please contact us with any questions you may have. |
 Digital images of ice crystals observed by the SPEC Cloud Particle Imager (CPI). All particles less than 0.5 mm in length  SPEC Learjet research aircraft with instruments onboard. |
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 Need directions to our office? Click here. To the right, SPEC's 2D-S probe, capable of 2-dimensional images of cloud particles at resolutions of 10 microns |
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