AMMR | |||
ARMAR | Radiometer, Other aircraft radars, Ground-based radars, Aircraft microphysics |
Satellite VIS/IR, Ground-based radar |
Reflectivity images |
AVAPS | GPS constellation telemetry | ||
CAPAC | MMS and DADS data | Time series of particle number, volume, and surface area, Size distribution @ particle shapes for a few selected time periods | |
JPL SAW | Time series plots of dewpoint/frostpoint | ||
Laser Hygrometer | Pressure and Temperature from MMS (or equivalent) Comparisons with other H2O sensors are valuable | Pressure and Temperature | water vapor volume mixing ratio. Preliminary data within 1-23 hours of flight termination provided pressure and temperature data are available from MMS |
LASE | Dropsonde winds & temperature; Scanning HIS temperature crosssections |
GOES Imagery; Radar precipitation imagery; General meteorological observations; Hurricane forecasts |
Color images of water vapor mixing ratio & relative aerosol scattering cross sections |
LIP | WSR-88D, GOES; NLDN, LDAR, RDI; TRMM,OTD,SSM/I; satellite orbit; predictions | Electric fields and conductivity (perhaps lightning statistics) | |
MACAWS | MSFC Continuous Wave lidar | Hurricane intensity & tracking forecasts; VIS/IR/WV satellite images; Hurricane recon. observations |
Line of Sight velocity time/height cross-section images, Selected 2-D wind field images Time/height cross-section images of relative backscatter |
MMS | |||
PSR | Particle size measurements, ARMAR radar data. SSM/I data, RADARSAT data; GOES IR imagery | Weather FAX on board DC-8 to provide near real-time picture of conditions. | Maps of wind speed and direction, surface rain rate, and cloud liquid water. |