The cloud, aerosol and precipitation spectrometer: a new instrument for cloud investigations
Download
Author
Baumgardner, D.
Jonsson, H.
Dawson, W.
O'Connor, D.
Newton, R.
Date
2001Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
A new airborne particle spectrometer has been developed with the same measurement capabilities
of the Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probes (FSSP) models 100 and 300 (FSSP-300 and FSSP-
100), two-dimensional optical imaging probe (2D-OAP), the Multiangle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe
(MASP) and hot-wire liquid water probe, but with a single integrated system. The cloud, aerosol and
precipitation spectrometer (CAPS) measures particles from 0.35 mm to 1.55 mm in diameter and
liquid water content (LWC) from 0.01 to 3 g m 3. In addition to combining five probes into one, it
measures airspeed at the sample volume and transmits a data stream that requires no special
interfaces to communicate with most computers.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
A simulation of the lunar prospector's gamma ray spectrometer
Grimmer, Marie C (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1997-09);The expected response of the Lunar Prospector's Gamma Ray Spectrometer instrument was predicted using a Monte Carlo simulation. The full lunar spectrum was generated using 90 lines and a continuum gamma ray background taken ... -
Characterization of a micromachined vertically deformable varying-pitch grating for a spectrometer
Kim, B.; Phamduy, P.; Sinibaldi, J.; Karunasiri, G. (IOP Publishing, 2011-12-08);A new type of micromachined vertically deformable varying-pitch grating is designed and fabricated. Its characterization and its feasibility as a spectrometer are presented. The deformable grating shows a 0.7 µm working ... -
Rocket plume tomography of combustion species
Kutrieb, Joshua M. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2001-12);Interest in accurate detection and targeting of aggressor missiles has received considerable interest with the national priority of developing a missile defense system. Understanding the thermal signatures of the exhaust ...