High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer

Status

Operated By
PI

SPEC previously built the Version 1 and Version 2 HVPS probes that have now been discontinued due to obsolete parts and significant advances in technology. The HVPS-3 uses the same 128-photodiode array and electronics that are used in the 2D-S and 2D-128 probes. The optics are configured for 150 micron pixel resolution, resulting in a maximum field of view of 1.92 cm (i.e., particles up to 1.92 cm are completely imaged, although even larger particles can be sized in the direction of flight).

Sample volume of the HVPS-3 is 400 L s-1 at 100 m s-1. The 2D-S or 2D-128 and HVPS make an excellent pair of probes that completely image particles from 10 microns to 1.92 cm.

Instrument Type
Particle imager,
Spectrometer (in situ)
Measurements
Particle size distribution
Aircraft
Citation,
DC-8 - AFRC,
WB-57 - JSC,
P-3 Orion - WFF,
WB-57 - JSC
Point(s) of Contact
Paul Lawson
(POC; PI),
Andrew Heymsfield
(Prev PI),
Sarah Woods
(PI)

 

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