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VIPS
Video Ice Particle Sampler

The Video Ice Particle Sampler (VIPS) is an in situ airborne electro-optical instrument. It continuously collects and images cloud particles as small as 3 μm. Cloud particles are collected on a looped belt and imaged by a high-resolution video camera. Particle imagery is recorded at 30 Hz with a resolution of 1.12 μm per pixel. VIPS also provides particle size distribution and concentration.

Image of the VIPS instrument on an aircraft
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
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Troposphere
30 Hz
1.12 μm
N/A
Currently unavailable

  • Andrew Heymsfield

  • Andrew Heymsfield

  • NCAR

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

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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
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