Project #2001-181 DYCOMS-II

The Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus, Phase II: Entrainment Studies

Bjorn Stevens, et al.

NSF/NCAR EC-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

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Aircraft Research Instrumentation

RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

1. Airborne Data System
   1. Acquisition
      • EC-130Q ADS2 (VME Motorola 68040 Based, with vxWorks)
      • NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (4 Units), One in Each Wing Pod and Two in Cabin
   2. Operator Station
      • Intel L440GX+ Motherboard with 2 Pentium III-800 CPUs, 512 MB Memory, Redhat Linux 6.2 OS
      • 9GB Disk Storage with RAID-1 (Hardware Mirroring Using 2 Drives)
      • General Digital 17" 1280x1024 TFT Flat Panel Color Monitor
      • IBM-DRHS36D 36GB Removable Disk Drives in Kingston Carriers (2 Units)
      • Exabyte Model EXB-8505 Tape Drive
      • UPS
   3. Cabin User Displays
      • Dell Latitude Pentium III-850 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 15" Display - Clyde
      • Dell Latitude Pentium II-300 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display - Grendel
      • Dell Latitude Pentium MMX-266 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display - Agave
      • Dell Latitude Pentium MMX-233 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display - Nuvola
      • Lexmark Optra Color 45 Inkjet Printer
   4. Flight Deck Display
      • Dell Latitude Pentium III-850 Laptop, Linux OS, 15" Display - Bonnie
      • Lexmark Optra Color 45 Inkjet Printer
2. Aircraft Position, Velocity, and Attitude
   1. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System (Research)
   2. Trimble TANS III Global Positioning System (GPS)
3. Static Pressures
   1. Rosemount Model 1501 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFD, PSFDC)
   2. Ruska Model 7885 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFRD, PSFC)
   3. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - Cabin (PCAB)
4. Dynamic (Pitot) Pressures
   1. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Radome (QCR)
   2. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Fuselage Pitot (QCF)
5. Temperatures
   1. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor - Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Right Radome Mount (TTRR, ATRR)
   2. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor - Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Left Radome Mount (TTRL, ATRL)
   3. Rosemount Type 102E Deiced Sensor - Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Left Inboard Wing Access Plate (TTWH, ATWH)
   4. OPHIR III Radiometric Thermometer (OAT) - Right Wing Pod, Nose
6. Flow Angle Sensors, Radome
   1. Attack - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (ADIFR)
   2. Sideslip - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (BDIFR)
7. Dew Point and Humidity
   1. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPT)
   2. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPB)
   3. NCAR Model Crossflow Lyman-Alpha Hygrometer - Left Radome Mount (VLA, MRLA, RHOLA)
   4. NCAR Model "Stub" Lyman-Alpha Hygrometer - Right Radome Mount (VLA1)
   5. SpectraSensors, Inc., Laser Hygrometer (TDL) - Right Wing Pod, Nose (MRLH)
8. Cloud and Aerosol Physics
   1. Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector - Right Inboard Wing Access Plate (RICE)
   2. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC, PLWCC)
   3. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Right Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC1, PLWCC1)
   4. Particle Measuring Systems Model PCASP [Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT) - Modified SPP-200, Serial] - 0.12 to 3.12 µm, Right Wing Pod, Outboard
   5. Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP-300 [Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT) - Modified SPP-300, Serial; S/N 305] - 0.3 to 20.0 µm, Right Wing Pod, Center
   6. Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP-100 [Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT) - Modified SPP-100, Serial; S/N 109] - 3.0 to 45.0 µm, Left Wing Pod, Inboard
   7. Particle Measuring Systems Model OAP 260X (S/N 06) - 10.0 to 620.0 µm, Right Wing Tip, Outboard
   8. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-C Probe (S/N 18) - 25 to 800 µm, Right Wing Tip, Inboard
   9. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter, Size Distribution - 0.01 to 3.00 µm, Fuselage (Belly) Inlet (CONCN)
9. Radiation Fluxes
   1. Visible Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PSP Pyranometers (2 Units in Multipurpose Radiometer Housings on Top and Bottom of Fuselage)
      • Upward Looking (SWT, SWTC)
      • Downward Looking (SWB)
   2. Ultraviolet Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model TUVR Pyranometers (2 Units in Multipurpose Radiometer Housings on Top and Bottom of Fuselage)
      • Upward Looking (UVT)
      • Downward Looking (UVB)
   3. Infrared Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PIR Pyrgeometers (2 Units in Multipurpose Radiometer Housings on Top and Bottom of Fuselage)
      • Upward Looking (IRT, IRTC)
      • Downward Looking (IRB, IRBC)
   4. Remote Surface Temperature - Heimann Model KT19.85 Radiometers (2 Units, Downward Looking) - RSTB, RSTB1
10. Chemistry (T. Campos)
    1. TECO Slow Response Ozone (O3) - Fuselage (Belly) Inlet Mount (TEO3C)
    2. NCAR Fast Response Ozone (O3) (NO Chemiluminescence) - Fuselage (Belly) Inlet Mount
    3. NCAR High Precision Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (IR) - Fuselage (Belly) Inlet Mount
    4. Aero-Laser Fast Response Carbon Monoxide (CO) (UV resonance fluorescence) - Fuselage (Belly) Inlet Mount
11. Geometric Altitude
    1. Stewart-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount, 0 to 15,000 Meters AGL (HGM232)
12. Photography
    1. Sony XC-999 SVHS Color Camera with JVC Model HR-S4700U Super VHS Recorder (3 Pairs) - Forward Looking (Cockpit Mount), Down Looking, and Left Side Looking
    2. Horita GPS Video Titler
13. Remote Sensing
    1. NCAR/RSF SABL Up/Downlooking Backscatter Lidar - Dual Wavelength [532 (Green) and 1064 (Infrared) nm], Left Wing Pod
    2. NCAR/RAF Multichannel Cloud Radiometer (MCR) - Right Wing Pod, Tail
14. GPS Dropsondes
    1. NCAR/SSSF GPS Dropsonde Tube and Data System - Ramp Tube Mount
15. Aerosol Inlets
    1. Low-Turbulence Inlet (LTI) - Right Forward Fuselage Mount, F.S. 277 (For J. Anderson and L. Russell)
    2. Solid Diffuser (SD) Inlet - Right Forward Fuselage Mount, F.S. 307 (For L. Russell and J. Snider)

User-Supplied Instrumentation:

1. Drexel University (A. Bandy)
   1. Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometer (APIMS) for Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Measurements - Left Forward Fuselage Inlet Mount
2. Gerber Scientific, Inc. (H. Gerber)
   1. Gerber Liquid Water Probe Model PVM-100, RAF Unit Modified for Ultra High-Rate Sampling - Left Wing Pod, Outboard
   2. Cloud Integrating Nephelometer (CIN) - Left Wing Tip, Inboard
3. NCAR/Oregon State University (C. Twohy)
   1. Counterflow Virtual Impactor (CVI) - Right Forward Cabin Rack Mount
   and Right Forward Fuselage CVI Inlet Mount (F.S. 317).
   2. PMS LAS-AIR - 2 Units (1 in CVI Rack and 1 in J. Snider CCN Rack)
4. Arizona State University (J. Anderson)
   1. Pixe International Streakers with Nuclepore Filters - 2 Units Mounted in C. Twohy's CVI Rack.
5. University of Wyoming (G. Vali and J. Snider)
   1. Wyoming Cloud Radar (WCR) - G. Vali; Ramp Antenna Mount
   2. CCN Counters (2) and CN Counters (2) - J. Snider; Right Forward Fuselage SD Inlet Connection
6. Warsaw University (K. Haman)
   1. Ultra-Fast Temperature (UFT-F) Probe - Left Wing Tip, Outboard
7. CNRM (J.L. Brenguier and P. Nacass)
   1. Fast FSSP-100 - J.L. Brenguier; Left Wing Pod, Center
   2. Fast Airborne Microwave Refractometer-Hygrometer - P. Nacass; Left Forward Fuselage Aperture Plate Mount
8. Princeton University (L. Russell, et al.)
   1. PIXE Impactor for Single Particle Organic Classes - Right Forward Fuselage LTI Connection
   2. High-Flow Particle Concentrator and Dual Impactor for Bulk Organic Classes - Right Forward Fuselage SD Connection
   3. Radially-Classified Aerosol Detector (RCAD) for Submicron Particle Size Distributions - Right Forward Fuselage SD Connection
9. NCAR/Colorado State University (D. Straub and J. Collett)
   1. Cloud Water Collector - Right Wing Pod, Inboard