TitleAcronymContact PersonCenterAircraftTypeMeasurementsMeasurement RangeMeasurement Instrument PointingMeasurement FrequencyMeasurement Swath WidthMeasurement Horizontal ResolutionMeasurement Vertical ResolutionMeasurement WavelengthsMeasurement Notes
Closed-path Laser HygrometerCLHLinnea Avallone (PI)NSFGulfstream V - NSF, WB-57 - JSC, DC-8- AFRCLaser absorptionH2O (total)
In situ
0.8 Hz
Closed-path Laser Hygrometer 2CLH2Darin Toohey (PI)CU BoulderGulfstream V - NSF, C-230 - NSF, DC-8- AFRCLaser absorption, Spectrometer (in situ)H2O (total)
In situ
45 Hz
Cloud Spectrometer and ImpactorCSIAndrew Heymsfield (PI)NCARC-130H - WFF, DC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSCCounterflow virtual impactor, Spectrometer (in situ)Cloud Liquid Water Content, H2O (total)
In situ
Harvard Total WaterHTWJessica B. Smith (PI)HarvardWB-57 - JSC, ER-2 - AFRCFluorescenceH2O (total)
In situ
Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping SensorMAMSJames D. Jacobson Jr. (Mgr)USRAER-2 - AFRCPhotometerH2O (total), Temperature
Ground
Cross-track scanning
37000 m (at 20 km)
100 m (at 20 km)
0.45-0.52 µm; 0.52-0.6 µm; 0.57-0.67 µm; 0.6-0.73 µm; 0.65-0.83 µm; 0.72-0.99 µm; 0.83-1.05 µm; 3.55-3.93 µm; 8.5-14 µm; 10.3-12.1 µm; 12.5-12.8 µm
Nevzorov Liquid Water Content (LWC) and Total Water Content (TWC) ProbeNevzorovAndrew Heymsfield (PI)NCARDC-8 - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC, P-3 Orion - WFFCloud Liquid Water Content, H2O (total)
In situ
NOAA Lyman-Alpha Total Water HygrometerNOAA TWKen Kelly (PI)NOAA ESRLDC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRCH2O (total)
In situ
NOAA WaterTroy Thornberry (PI)NOAA ESRLGlobal Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSCLaser absorptionH2O, H2O (total)
In situ
1 Hz
2.7 µmDFB laser to scan 2 H2O lines and CO2 line for additional diagnostic