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2DS-AIR
2 Dimensional Stereo Probe aboard aircraft
Baseline VAP, Baseline Instrument, Guest
The two-dimensional stereo probe (2D-S) is a cloud probe utilizing shadowgraphy to measure cloud drops and ice crystals in the size range from 25 µm -ca. 1 mm, and can detect even larger hydrometeors with less accuracy. The 2D-S provides two-dimensional shadow images of the hydrometeors that are scanned individually along the flight path.
Primary Measurements
Contact
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Susanne GlienkeLead Mentor Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
References
View all references- Zheng et al. "Summertime Marine Boundary Layer Cloud, Thermodynamic, and Drizzle Morphology over the Eastern North Atlantic: A Four-Year Study". 2022. 10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0568.1.
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