The Polarized Imaging Nephelometer (PI-Neph) is an in situ airborne nephelometer designed and built at the Laboratory of Aerosols, Clouds and Optics (LACO) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). PI-Neph measures the ambient scattering coefficient and phase matrix of aerosols to validate satellite observations of aerosols. It measures simultaneously across the 473 nm, 532 nm, and 671 nm wavelengths and at a scattering angle range of 2 to 178 degrees. PI-Neph has a typical measurement frequency of 12 or 36 seconds.
Instrument Details
- Radiation
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Forward ScatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
- Troposphere
- 12 s, 36 s
- N/A
- 634 THz, 564 THz, 447 THz
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.021972
J. Vanderlei Martins
J. Vanderlei Martins
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
NASA Glory Mission Project, SEAC4RS mission
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