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2D-C/P
2D-C/P Hydrometeor Imaging Probe

The 2D-C/P Hydrometeor Imaging Probe is an in situ, airborne instrument that captures images of hydrometeors. It records these images by detecting the illuminated or shadowed states of the photodiode array as the hydrometeors' shadows pass over it. The 2D-C/P also provides measurements of particle size distribution, cloud droplet concentration, and hydrometeor shape. Typically, 2D-C/P probes have an image resolution of 25 micrometers and can image hydrometeors with diameters up to 1600 micrometers.

Image of the 2D-C probe
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Optical/Photon
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Droplet Concentration/size
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Hydrometeors
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
Troposphere
1 s
25 μm
N/A
Currently unavailable

Instrument Operation

OLYMPEX

Olympic Mountains Experiment

2015—2016
Olympic Peninsula in U.S. Washington State
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1 Deployment
· 36 Data Products
GCPEx

GPM Cold Season Precipitation Experiment

2012
Ontario, Canada and northern portions of the United States (e.g., New York state, the New England area, etc.)
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1 Deployment
· 44 Data Products
MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

2011
Central Oklahoma, Southern Plains
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1 Deployment
· 34 Data Products
RADEX

Radar Definition Experiment

2014—2015
Southeastern United States, North Carolina (NC); Olympic Peninsula, Washington (WA) State
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2 Deployments
· 22 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
TRMM-KWAJEX

Tropical Rain Measuring Mission-Kwajalein Experiment

1999
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

2002
Southern Florida
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
IPHEx

Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment

2014
Southern Appalachians, including portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
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1 Deployment
· 47 Data Products
GCPEx

GPM Cold Season Precipitation Experiment

2012
Ontario, Canada and northern portions of the United States (e.g., New York state, the New England area, etc.)
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1 Deployment
· 44 Data Products
TRMM-KWAJEX

Tropical Rain Measuring Mission-Kwajalein Experiment

1999
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
C3VP

Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project

2006—2007
Ontario, Canada
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1 Deployment
· 6 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
AIIE

Airborne Icing Instrumentation Evaluation

2009
Ottawa, Canada
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
CaPE

Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment

1991
East-Central Florida
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
GALE

Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment

1986
Eastern United States, Coasts of North and South Carolina
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
MC3E

Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

2011
Central Oklahoma, Southern Plains
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1 Deployment
· 34 Data Products
C-131A

Convair C-131 Samaritan

6 Campaigns · 34 Instruments
TARFOX

Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment

1996
Western Atlantic Ocean, US Eastern Seaboard
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1 Deployment
· 5 Data Products
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SCAR

Smoke/Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation

1993—1995
Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, Central Brazil
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3 Deployments
· 6 Data Products
MAST

Monterey Area Ship Track

1994
Central California Coast, Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
CEPEX

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

1993
Central Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

1999—2001
Southern Africa
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4 Deployments
· 110 Data Products
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

1999—2001
Southern Africa
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4 Deployments
· 110 Data Products
CEPEX

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

1993
Central Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
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TOGA COARE

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment

1992—1993
Western Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
GALE

Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment

1986
Eastern United States, Coasts of North and South Carolina
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
DC3

Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry

2012
Northeastern Colorado, West Texas to Central Oklahoma, Northern Alabama
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1 Deployment
· 19 Data Products
PREDICT

Pre-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics

2010
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Tropical North Atlantic Basin
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
CEPEX

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

1993
Central Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
CAMEX

Convection and Moisture Experiment

1993—2001
US Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
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4 Deployments
· 70 Data Products
CAMEX

Convection and Moisture Experiment

1993—2001
US Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
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4 Deployments
· 70 Data Products
TRMM-KWAJEX

Tropical Rain Measuring Mission-Kwajalein Experiment

1999
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
SUCCESS

SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail & Clouds Effects Special Study

1996
Central and Western United States
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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TOTE-VOTE

Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment – Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment

1995—1996
Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Alaska, Iceland, Arctic, Arctic Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 10 Data Products
Sabreliner

NCAR Sabreliner

4 Campaigns · 21 Instruments
FIRE

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

1986—1998
Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska
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5 Deployments
· 131 Data Products
T-28

SDSMT T-28

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments
CaPE

Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment

1991
East-Central Florida
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
G-II

Gulfstream II

1 Campaign · 13 Instruments
Wakasa Bay Experiment

Wakasa Bay Experiment

2003
Wakasa Bay, Japan, Sea of Japan, Western Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
Formats
FORMATS
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0010External Link
Convair-580
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GCPEXCS/MULTIPLE/DATA101External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/MULTIPLE/DATA203External Link
10.5067/CAMEX-3/CAMERA/DATA201External Link
Douglas DC-8
10.5067/CAMEX-3/MULTIPLE/DATA102External Link
Douglas DC-8
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/MULTPLE/DATA202External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA202External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
Douglas DC-8
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/PROBES/DATA201External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
http://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201External Link
10.5067/CAMEX-4/MULTIPLE/DATA103External Link
P-3 Orion
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/MULTIPLE/DATA201External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/TARFOX/0002External Link
10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/TOTE-VOTE_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1External Link
Douglas DC-8
DC
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/SCAR_B/0001External Link
Binary
Gulfstream-V