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Instrument

MISS
Mobile Integrated Sounding System

The Mobile Integrated Sounding System (MISS) is a mobile suite of ground-based instruments operated by NCAR. It is the mobile version of NCAR’s Integrated Sounding System (ISS). MISS consists of several instruments mounted on a larger trailer to profile the atmospheric boundary layer. The MISS instrument suite includes a 915 MHz wind profiler, radiosondes, and surface meteorology sensors. It is rapidly deployable and is typically used for studying convective systems.

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

Multi
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature
Boundary Layer, Full Column Profile
Variable
Variable
915 MHz
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  • William Brown

  • William Brown

  • NCAR

  • NCAR

  • Currently unavailable