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Status
Status:
Operational
Operated By:
PI
Instrument Type:
Laser absorption
Measurements:
H2O
,
H2O (total)
Aircraft:
Global Hawk - AFRC
,
WB-57 - JSC
Missions:
POSIDON
(WB-57 - JSC); VIRGAS (WB-57 - JSC);
ATTREX
(Global Hawk - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact:
Troy Thornberry
(POC; PI),
Ru-Shan Gao
(Co-I),
Andrew Rollins
(Co-I),
Shang Liu
(Prev PI)
Measurement Details
Range of Measurement:
In situ
Measurement Frequency:
1 Hz
Measurement Wavelengths:
2.7 µm (DFB laser to scan 2 H2O lines and CO2 line for additional diagnostic)
Integration Details
Weight:
45 kg
Location:
Zones 12 and 13 on Global Hawk 872.
Additional Information
Notes:
One channel measure H2O vapor only and the other measures the sum of vapor and inertially-enhanced condensed-phase H2O