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Cloud Particle Imager (CPI)

Status

Status: 
Operational
Operated By: 
PI
Replaced By: 

The CPI records high-resolution (2.3 micron pixel size) digital images of particles that pass through the sample volume at speeds up to 200 m/s. In older models, CCD camera flashes up to 75 frames per second (fps), potentially imaging more than 25 particles per frame. More recent camera upgrades capable of bringing frame rate to nearly 500 fps. Real time image processing crops particle images from the full frame, eliminating blank space and compressing data by >1000:1. CPI is designed for ummanned use, with AI parameters to optimize performance without supervision.

Instrument Type: 
Measurements: 
Recent Missions: 
CAMP2Ex (P-3 Orion - WFF); REThinC (WB-57 - JSC); POSIDON (WB-57 - JSC); SEAC4RS (DC-8 - AFRC); ATTREX (Global Hawk - AFRC); MACPEX (WB-57 - JSC)
Complete mission list:
Point(s) of Contact: 
Paul Lawson (Prev PI), Andrew Heymsfield (Prev PI), Sarah Woods (POC; PI)