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2DVD
Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer

The Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) is a stationary ground-based optical disdrometer. It is equipped with two line-scan cameras that provide continuous measurements of various precipitation properties such as droplet shape, fall velocity, and size distribution. The 2DVD is capable of accurate measurements for all precipitation particles with a diameter > 0.2 mm, making it well-suited for various precipitation studies.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Optical/Photon
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Droplet Size
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Hydrometeors
Land Surface
18 microseconds
Point
N/A
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019%3C0602:TDVDAD%3E2.0.CO;2

Instrument Operation

OLYMPEX

Olympic Mountains Experiment

2015—2016
Olympic Peninsula in U.S. Washington State
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1 Deployment
· 36 Data Products
IPHEx

Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment

2014
Southern Appalachians, including portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
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1 Deployment
· 47 Data Products
MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

2011
Central Oklahoma, Southern Plains
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1 Deployment
· 34 Data Products
IMPACTS

Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms

2020—2023
Eastern United States
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3 Deployments
· 66 Data Products
GCPEx

GPM Cold Season Precipitation Experiment

2012
Ontario, Canada and northern portions of the United States (e.g., New York state, the New England area, etc.)
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1 Deployment
· 44 Data Products
C3VP

Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project

2006—2007
Ontario, Canada
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1 Deployment
· 6 Data Products

Data Products

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External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/HYMEX/2DVD/DATA301
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/IPHEX/2DVD/DATA301
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IFLOODS/2DVD/DATA301
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/2DVD/DATA301
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/2DVD/DATA101
External Link10.5067/GPMGV/C3VP/2DVD/DATA101
ASCII
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/2DVD/DATA301
External Link10.5067/IMPACTS/2DVD/DATA101
External Link10.5067/GPMGV/NSSTC/2DVD/DATA201
External Linkhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/2DVD/DATA/301