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Instrument

MIPS
Mobile Integrated Profiling System

The Mobile Integration Profiling System (MIPS) is an instrument suite operated by the University of Alabama in Huntsville. MIPS is made up of multiple instruments used to study the atmosphere. It has a set up time of around five minutes, making it very useful during severe weather deployments.

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)

Instrument Details

Multi
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Convection
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Gravity Wave
Full Column Profile, Troposphere
60 s, 15 s, 14 min, 20 s, 1 s
105 m, 30 m, 100 m-10 km, 25 m
915 MHz, 331 THz, 22-59 GHz, 2 kHZ
Currently unavailble