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HVPS-3
High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer 3

The High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer 3 (HVPS-3) is an in situ airborne particle imager manufactured by SPEC Inc. It uses a 128-photodiode array to provide imagery of precipitation particles. The imagery can be used to determine the shape, size, and concentration of the particles. HVPS-3 has a pixel resolution of 150 μm and a maximum field of view of 1.92 cm.

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

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Droplet Concentration/size
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
Troposphere
N/A
150 μm
N/A
https://petapicovoltron.com/software/hvps-configuration-and-calibration/default-and-manual-calibration/External Link

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
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
MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

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

Radar Definition Experiment (RADEX) for ACE Mission

2014—2015
Southeastern United States, North Carolina (NC); Olympic Peninsula, Washington (WA) State
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2 Deployments
· 30 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
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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
G-1

Gulfstream-159

1 Campaign · 26 Instruments

Data Products

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
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/GCPEX/MULTIPLE/DATA203External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA202External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/PROBES/DATA201External Link
10.5067/IMPACTS/PROBES/DATA101External Link
P-3 Orion
10.5067/IMPACTS/MULTIPLE/DATA101External Link
P-3 Orion
P-3 Orion
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
http://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201External Link