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CLH
Closed-path Laser Hygrometer

The Closed-path Laser Hygrometer (CLH) is a tunable diode laser hygrometer that was developed by the University of Colorado along with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The CLH measures water vapor via second-harmonic absorption spectroscopy. It provides measurements approximately every 1.5 seconds and operates at the 1.37 μm wavelength.

an image of the CLH 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)

Instrument Details

Temperature/Humidity
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Water Vapor
Troposphere
1.5s
N/A
219 THz
https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH1975.1External Link
  • Linnea Avallone, Darin Toohey

  • Linnea Avallone

  • University of colorado, JPL Microdevices Laboratory

  • NASA’s Radiation Sciences Program

  • Currently unavailable

MidCiX

Middle Latitude Cirrus Experiment

2004
South-central United States
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1 Deployment
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