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HIRAD

HIRAD is a hurricane imaging, single-pol passive C-band radiometer with both cross-track and along-track resolution that measures strong ocean surface winds through heavy rain from an aircraft or space-based platform.  Its swath width is approximately 60 degrees in either direction. There are two products: rain rate and wind speed.

LIP

Measures lightning, electric fields, electric field changes, air conductivity.  Provides real time electric field data for science and operations support.

HIWRAP

HIWRAP is a dual-frequency radar
(Ka- and Ku-band), dual-beam (300 and 400 incidence angle), conical
scan, solid-state transmitter-based system, designed for operation on
the high-altitude (20 km) Global Hawk UAV.

HIWRAP characteristics:

HAMSR

Global Hawk
Dropwindsonde

MMS

The MMS provides high-resolution and accurate meteorological parameters (pressure, temperature, turbulence index, and the 3-dimensional wind vector).  The MMS consists of 3 major systems:

LASE

The Differential Absorption Lidar  uses the backscatter of two simultaneous laser wavelengths through zenith and nadir windows to measure the vertical profiles of H2O and aerosols/clouds.

LARGE

Dropsonde

Dropwinsonde are fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to measure the atmospheric state parameters (temp, humidity, windspeed/direction pressure) and location in 3 dimensional space during the sonde's descent once each half second. Measurements are transmitted to the aircraft from the time of release until impact with the ocean's surface.