The Video Ice Particle Sampler (VIPS) is an in situ airborne electro-optical instrument. It continuously collects and images cloud particles as small as 3 μm. Cloud particle samples are collected on a looped belt where they are exposed to a high-resolution video camera. Particle imagery is recorded at 30 Hz and has an image resolution of 1.12 μm per pixel. VIPS also provides particle size distribution and concentration.
Instrument Details
- Optical/Photon
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size DistributionEarth Science > Atmosphere > CloudsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
- Troposphere
- 30 Hz
- 1.12 μm
- N/A
- Currently unavailble
Andrew Heymsfield
Andrew Heymsfield
NCAR
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