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CIN
Cloud Integrating Nephelometer

The Cloud Integrating Nephelometer (CIN) is an in situ airborne nephelometer developed by Gerber Scientific. It measures the asymmetry parameter, optical extinction coefficient, and extinction-to-backscatter ratio of clouds. It operates at 635 nm and can measure cloud particles in the 4-2500 μm size range. CIN has a typical measurement rate of 1 Hz and measurement accuracies of 2% and 10% for the asymmetry parameter and optical extinction coefficient, respectively.

Image of the CIN instrument
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 > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Asymmetry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties
Troposphere
1 Hz
Point
472.1 THz
Currently unavailable

  • Hermann Gerber

  • Hermann Gerber

  • Gerber Scientific

  • Currently unavailable

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

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