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Instrument

CARE
Cloud, Aerosol, and Refractive Index Experiment

The Cloud, Aerosol, and Refractive Index Experiment (CARE) is an airborne in situ instrument suite operated by the University of Vienna. It comprises three instruments: an Optical Particle AnaLyzer (OPAL), a Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS), and a Precipitation Imaging Probe (PIP). CARE measures particle size distributions of aerosol and cloud particles across the 0.5 μm to 6.2 mm range at a sampling frequency of 1 Hz. It also provides information on particle shape and cloud phase and enables refractive index retrievals of single particles in the 0.5 to 2 μm range.

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

Multi
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Liquid Water/ice
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Troposphere
1 Hz
Point
437.7 THz (CAPS), 454.2 THz (PIP)
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  • Bernadett Weinzierl

  • Bernadett Weinzierl

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

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    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

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FIREX-AQ

Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality

2019
Northwestern and Southeastern US
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1 Deployment
· 27 Data Products
AEROMMA

Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas

2023
Urban regions across the western and eastern United States
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products

Data Products