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Instrument

CIP
Cloud Imaging Probe

The Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP) is an in situ airborne optical array probe manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies. CIP records cloud particle images by capturing the shadow of the particles as they pass through the laser. It also provides information on the particle size distribution and cloud liquid water content. CIP has a typical resolution of 25 μm and can measure particles in the size range of 12.5 μm - 1.55 mm.

image of the CIP 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 Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Liquid Water/ice
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
Troposphere
0.05-25 Hz
25 μm
438 THz
https://old.faam.ac.uk/index.php/science-instruments/cloud-physics/337-cipExternal Link

Instrument Operation

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
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
ATR-42

ATR-42

1 Campaign · 16 Instruments
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ORACLES

Observations of Aerosols above Clouds and their Interactions

2016—2018
Southeastern Atlantic Ocean, Southern Africa
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3 Deployments
· 7 Data Products
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NAAMES

North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study

2015—2018
Northwestern Atlantic Ocean
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4 Deployments
· 12 Data Products
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ACTIVATE

Aerosol Cloud meTerology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment

2020—2022
Western North Atlantic Ocean
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6 Deployments
· 12 Data Products
G-1

Gulfstream-159

1 Campaign · 26 Instruments
Sabreliner

NCAR Sabreliner

2 Campaigns · 21 Instruments
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
INTEX-NA

Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment - North America

2004—2006
North America, Gulf of Mexico, North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 21 Data Products
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CPEX-CV

Convective Processes EXperiment - Cabo Verde

2022
Cabo Verde, Tropical East Atlantic Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 7 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
Formats
FORMATS
Douglas DC-8
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/PROBES/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GCPEXCS/MULTIPLE/DATA101External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/MULTPLE/DATA202External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA202External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
10.5067/ASDC/NAAMES_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_Data_1External Link
P-3 Orion
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/MULTIPLE/DATA203External Link
Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8
ICARTT
Douglas DC-8
ICARTT