Instrument

PIP
Precipitation and Imaging Probe

The Precipitation and Imaging Probe (PIP) measures the concentration and records images of cloud particles from approximately 500-30000 microns in diameter with a resolution of 100 microns per pixel.

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

Measurement Type

Spectrometer/Radiometer

Measurement/Variables

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

Vertical Measurement Regions

Troposphere

Temporal Resolution

1 s

Spatial Resolution

260 mm x 6.2 mm

Measurement Frequency

454 THz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Andrew Heymsfield, Aaron Bansemer
Technical Contact
Andrew Heymsfield
Instrument Maker
Droplet Measurement Technologies
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC (GHRC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Field Site

Campaign Field Sites

Stationary

57 Campaigns · 160 Instruments

OLYMPEX

Olympic Mountains Experiment

2015—2016

Olympic Peninsula in U.S. Washington State

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· 36 Data Products

ICE-POP

International Collaborative Experiment for PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympics

2017—2018

South Korea

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· 5 Data Products

IMPACTS

Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms

2020—2023

Eastern United States

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· 66 Data Products

DC-8

Douglas DC-8

36 Campaigns · 168 Instruments

GRIP

Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes

2010

Tropical Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Eastern North Pacific, Caribbean Sea

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· 24 Data Products

TC4

Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling

2007

Costa Rica, tropical Eastern Pacific

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· 1 Data Product

NAMMA

NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

2006

Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean

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· 23 Data Products

Falcon

Dassault Falcon 20-E5

5 Campaigns · 43 Instruments

HyMeX

Hydrological Cycle in Mediterranean Experiment

2012—2013

The Mediterranean

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· 3 Data Products

Data Products

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns

Platforms

GRIP CLOUD MICROPHYSICS V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GRIP/MULTIPLE/DATA201

CampaignsGenesis and Rapid Intensification Processes

PlatformsDouglas DC-8

NAMMA CLOUD MICROPHYSICS (CAPS-PIP) V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/NAMMA/PROBES/DATA201

CampaignsNASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

PlatformsDouglas DC-8

GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Imaging Package (PIP) ICE POP V110.5067/GPMGV/ICEPOP/PIP/DATA101

CampaignsInternational Collaborative Experiment for PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympics

PlatformsCampaign Field Sites

PIPPrecipitation and Imaging Probe

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

PIP
Precipitation and Imaging Probe