The 2D-Stereo Particle Probe (2D-S) is an in situ airborne optical imaging device developed by SPEC Inc. It uses two diode laser beams to create stereo images of cloud particles via linear array shadowing. These images allow for the determination of cloud particle size distribution, particle number concentration, and ice or liquid water content. 2D-S has a resolution of 10 µm and can measure hydrometeors ranging from 25 to 1280 µm.


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- Optical/Photon
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size DistributionEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol ExtinctionEarth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle PropertiesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud MicrophysicsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
- Troposphere
- 1 s
- 10 μm
- N/A
- https://www.arm.gov/publications/tech_reports/handbooks/doe-sc-arm-tr-233.pdf
Sarah Woods, Paul Lawson
Sarah Woods
SPEC Inc.
U.S. Navy Office for Naval Research Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS)
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