Instrument

2D-S
2D-Stereo Particle Probe

The 2D-Stereo Particle Probe (2D-S) is an in situ airborne optical imaging probe developed by SPEC Inc. The 2D-S uses two diode laser beams to produce stereo cloud particle images through linear array shadowing. Through the imagery, cloud particle size distribution, particle number concentration, and ice/liquid water content can be determined. It has a resolution of 10 µm and can measure hydrometeors in the 25-1280 µm range.

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

Measurement Type

Optical/Photon

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Particle Size Distribution

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Extinction

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds

Vertical Measurement Regions

Troposphere

Temporal Resolution

1 s

Spatial Resolution

10 μm

Measurement Frequency

N/A

Calibration Details

https://www.arm.gov/publications/tech_reports/handbooks/doe-sc-arm-tr-233.pdf

Online Information

https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/2DS

Lead Investigator
Sarah Woods, Paul Lawson
Technical Contact
Sarah Woods
Instrument Maker
SPEC Inc.
Funding Source
U.S. Navy Office for Naval Research Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS)
Overview Publications
Overview Publication
Repositories
- Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC)
- Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC (GHRC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Citation

Cessna Citation II

8 Campaigns · 26 Instruments

OLYMPEX

Olympic Mountains Experiment

2015—2016

Olympic Peninsula in U.S. Washington State

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· 36 Data Products

IPHEx

Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment

2014

Southern Appalachians, including portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia

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· 47 Data Products

RADEX

Radar Definition Experiment (RADEX) for ACE Mission

2014—2015

Southeastern United States, North Carolina (NC); Olympic Peninsula, Washington (WA) State

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· 30 Data Products

Learjet

SPEC Inc. Learjet 25

5 Campaigns · 16 Instruments

SEAC4RS

Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

2013

North America including portions of Canada, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico

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· 20 Data Products

CAMP2Ex

Clouds, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment

2019

Philippines

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· 11 Data Products

DC-8

Douglas DC-8

29 Campaigns · 139 Instruments

SEAC4RS

Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

2013

North America including portions of Canada, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico

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· 20 Data Products

DC3

Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry

2012

Northeastern Colorado, West Texas to Central Oklahoma, Northern Alabama

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· 19 Data Products

NAMMA

NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

2006

Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean

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· 23 Data Products

TC4

Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling

2007

Costa Rica, tropical Eastern Pacific

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· 1 Data Product

Falcon

Dassault Falcon 20-E5

4 Campaigns · 42 Instruments

HyMeX

The Hydrological Cycle in Mediterranean Experiment

2012—2013

The Mediterranean

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· 3 Data Products

ACTIVATE

Aerosol Cloud meTerology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment

2020—2022

Western North Atlantic Ocean

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· 9 Data Products

WB-57

NASA WB-57

12 Campaigns · 69 Instruments

TC4

Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling

2007

Costa Rica, tropical Eastern Pacific

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· 1 Data Product

MACPEX

Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment

2011

Central United States, based out of Ellington, Texas

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· 7 Data Products

CR-AVE

Costa Rica Aura Validation Experiment

2006

Costa Rica

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· 0 Data Products

ACCLIP

Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical & Climate Impact Project

2022

West Pacific, South Korea

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· 4 Data Products

POSIDON

Pacific Oxidants, Sulfur, Ice, Dehydration, and cONvection

2016

Guam, western Pacific

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· 0 Data Products

P-3

P-3 Orion

15 Campaigns · 89 Instruments

ORACLES

Observations of Aerosols above Clouds and their Interactions

2016—2018

Southeastern Atlantic Ocean, Southern Africa

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· 7 Data Products

CAMP2Ex

Clouds, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment

2019

Philippines

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· 11 Data Products

IMPACTS

Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms

2020—2023

Eastern United States

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· 66 Data Products

G-1

Gulfstream-159

1 Campaign · 26 Instruments

CalWater

2015

California, Sierra Nevada Range

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· 0 Data Products

Data Products

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns

Platforms

CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Cloud Data10.5067/Airborne/CAMP2Ex_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_P3_Data_1

CampaignsClouds, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment

PlatformsP-3 Orion

DC3 In-Situ DC-8 Cloud Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DC3_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

CampaignsDeep Convective Clouds & Chemistry

PlatformsDouglas DC-8

NAMMA TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEREO PROBE AND CLOUD PARTICLE IMAGER V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/NAMMA/PROBES/DATA202

CampaignsNASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses

PlatformsDouglas DC-8

CAMP2Ex Learjet In-Situ Cloud Data10.5067/Airborne/CAMP2Ex_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_Learjet_Data_1

CampaignsClouds, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment

PlatformsSPEC Inc. Learjet 25

GPM GROUND VALIDATION CLOUD SPECTROMETER AND IMPACTOR (CIP) LPVEX V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/PROBES/DATA201

CampaignsLight Precipitation Evaluation Experiment

PlatformsBeechcraft B-200 King Air

GPM Ground Validation NCAR Particle Probes OLYMPEX V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/PROBES/DATA201

CampaignsOlympic Mountains Experiment, Radar Definition Experiment (RADEX) for ACE Mission

PlatformsCessna Citation II

GPM Ground Validation NCAR Particle Probes IPHEx V1http://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201

CampaignsRadar Definition Experiment (RADEX) for ACE Mission, Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment

PlatformsCessna Citation II

NCAR Particle Probes IMPACTS V110.5067/IMPACTS/PROBES/DATA101

CampaignsInvestigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms

PlatformsP-3 Orion

UND Cloud Microphysics IMPACTS V110.5067/IMPACTS/MULTIPLE/DATA101

CampaignsInvestigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms

PlatformsP-3 Orion

ORACLES Cloud Aircraft InSitu Data10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/ORACLES_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_Data_1

CampaignsObservations of Aerosols above Clouds and their Interactions

PlatformsP-3 Orion

ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Cloud Data10.5067/ASDC/ACTIVATE_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_Falcon_Data_1

CampaignsAerosol Cloud meTerology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment

PlatformsDassault Falcon 20-E5

GPM Ground Validation UND Citation Cloud Microphysics OLYMPEX V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/MULTIPLE/DATA201

CampaignsOlympic Mountains Experiment, Radar Definition Experiment (RADEX) for ACE Mission

PlatformsCessna Citation II

SEAC4RS Learjet Aircraft In-Situ Cloud Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SEAC4RS_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_Learjet_Data_1

CampaignsStudies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

PlatformsSPEC Inc. Learjet 25

SEAC4RS DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Cloud Data10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SEAC4RS_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1

CampaignsStudies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

PlatformsDouglas DC-8

2D-S2D-Stereo Particle Probe

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2D-S
2D-Stereo Particle Probe