Instrument

PVM-100A
Gerber Particulate Volume Monitor PVM-100A

The Particulate Volume Matter (PVM-100A) is an in situ airborne cloud probe manufactured by Gerber Scientific. It measures liquid water content and the effective radius of cloud droplets by measuring the scattering intensity, which is proportional to droplet density and particle surface area density. The PVM-100A operates at 780 nm and has a measurement rate of up to 5000 Hz. It can measure droplets with diameters of 3-50 μm. The ground-based model of this instrument is the PVM-100.

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 > Cloud Liquid Water/ice

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Droplet Concentration/size

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics

Vertical Measurement Regions

Troposphere

Temporal Resolution

< 5000 Hz

Spatial Resolution

Point

Measurement Frequency

384.3 THz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailable

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Herman Gerber
Technical Contact
Jorgen Jensen
Instrument Maker
Gerber Scientific
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

NRL Airship

Naval Research Laboratory Airship

1 Campaign · 7 Instruments

MAST

Monterey Area Ship Track

1994

Central California Coast, Pacific Ocean

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· 0 Data Products

ATR-42

1 Campaign · 16 Instruments

HyMeX

Hydrological Cycle in Mediterranean Experiment

2012

The Mediterranean

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· 3 Data Products

G-1

Gulfstream-159

4 Campaigns · 45 Instruments

CalWater

2015

California, Sierra Nevada Range

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· 0 Data Products

CHAPS

Cumulus Humilis Aerosol Process Study

2007

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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· 0 Data Products

C-131A

Convair C-131 Samaritan

5 Campaigns · 32 Instruments

FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998

Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska

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· 131 Data Products

SCAR

Smoke/Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation

1993—1995

Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, Central Brazil

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· 6 Data Products

MAST

Monterey Area Ship Track

1994

Central California Coast, Pacific Ocean

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· 0 Data Products

TARFOX

Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment

1996

Western Atlantic Ocean, US Eastern Seaboard

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· 5 Data Products

CV-580

Convair-580

8 Campaigns · 45 Instruments

FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998

Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska

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· 131 Data Products

TRMM-KWAJEX

Tropical Rain Measuring Mission-Kwajalein Experiment

1999

Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

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· 1 Data Product

SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

1999—2001

Southern Africa

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· 110 Data Products

C-130

C-130 Hercules

17 Campaigns · 96 Instruments

FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998

Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska

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· 131 Data Products

B-200

Beechcraft B-200 King Air

39 Campaigns · 84 Instruments

LPVEx

Light Precipitation Evaluation Experiment

2010

Gulf of Finland

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· 22 Data Products

DC-8

Douglas DC-8

45 Campaigns · 182 Instruments

SUCCESS

SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail & Clouds Effects Special Study

1996

Central and Western United States

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· 1 Data Product

G-II

Gulfstream II

1 Campaign · 13 Instruments

Wakasa Bay Experiment

2003

Wakasa Bay, Japan, Sea of Japan, Western Pacific Ocean

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· 0 Data Products

P-3

P-3 Orion

30 Campaigns · 153 Instruments

TRACE

Transport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator

1992—2001

Brazil, Southern Africa, Tropical Atlantic, Central & Western Regions of the Pacific Ocean Basin

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· 25 Data Products

PEM

Pacific Exploratory Mission

1991—1999

Pacific Ocean

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· 51 Data Products

Data Products

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

Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE) University of Washington CV580 Aircraft10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0010

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

PlatformsConvair-580

FormatsOther (HDF)

First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A 10Hz Data10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0069

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

PlatformsConvair C-131 Samaritan

FormatsNative

First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A 1Hz Data10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0070

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

PlatformsConvair C-131 Samaritan

FormatsNative

TRACE-P P-3B In-Situ Aerosol Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/TRACE-P/Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

CampaignsTransport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator

PlatformsP-3 Orion

FormatsGTE

PEM Tropics B P-3B In-Situ Aerosol Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/PEM-Tropics-B/Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_P3B_Data_1

CampaignsPacific Exploratory Mission

PlatformsP-3 Orion

FormatsGTE

SAFARI 2000 CV-580 Aerosol and Cloud Data, Dry Season 2000 (CARG)10.3334/ORNLDAAC/710

CampaignsSouthern African Regional Science Initiative

PlatformsConvair-580

GPM GROUND VALIDATION WYOMING KING AIR CLOUD MICROPHYSICS LPVEX V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/MULTPLE/DATA202

CampaignsLight Precipitation Evaluation Experiment

PlatformsBeechcraft B-200 King Air

Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment - University of Washington instrumented C-131A aircraft Data Set10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/TARFOX/0002

CampaignsTropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment

PlatformsConvair C-131 Samaritan

Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Brazil (SCAR-B) University of Washington C131A Data10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/SCAR_B/0001

CampaignsSmoke/Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation

PlatformsConvair C-131 Samaritan

FormatsBinary

PVM-100AGerber Particulate Volume Monitor PVM-100A

Overview

Instrument Details

Instrument Operation

Data Products

PVM-100A
Gerber Particulate Volume Monitor PVM-100A