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Multiscale Model to Model Cloud Compare method

Integration of ground-based GPR, manual measurements, and airborne sensors for comprehensive snow property mapping. Combines high-precision point measurements with spatially extensive remote sensing d...

remote sensing integration11 papersground-penetrating radar systems, snow probes...

measurementstandardized

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program

Comprehensive ground-based cloud property retrieval using Ka-band radar for cloud boundaries, multifilter radiometry and sun photometry for optical thickness, and thermodynamic profiling for phase det...

ground-based remote sensing2 papersKa Band ARM Zenith Radars, MFRSR...

measurementstandardized

Tethered balloon vertical profiling

Tethered balloon system flights carrying aerosol instruments vertically through the atmospheric column to generate profiles of particle concentrations with altitude. Pseudo vertical columns are constr...

vertical sampling2 paperstethered balloon system, balloon-mounted POPS instruments...

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Dual-polarization X-band radar precipitation monitoring

High-resolution scanning X-band radar system providing detailed precipitation measurements with dual-polarization capability. Performs volume scans and targeted range-height indicator scans for proces...

remote sensing1 paperColorado State University X-band scanning dual-polarization Doppler radar

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High Spectral Resolution Lidar

High spectral resolution lidar measurement of aerosol backscatter profiles to detect aerosol layer boundaries and depth. Uses Haar Wavelet transform gradient detection to identify significant changes ...

atmospheric profiling1 paperHigh Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL)

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Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer

Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (POPS) measurements of light scattering by particles passing through a laser beam to determine particle size distributions from 140 nm to 3.4 μm diameter. Instru...

aerosol sizing1 paperPOPS instruments, 495 nm polystyrene latex beads

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TROPoe

Retrieval of vertical temperature and water vapor profiles using infrared spectroscopy with optimal estimation physical retrieval method. Provides high temporal resolution (5-minute) profiles with det...

atmospheric profiling1 paperAtmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI)

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sUAS surface property mapping

Small uncrewed aircraft systems equipped with pyranometers, multispectral cameras, and radiometers to map spatial variability in surface albedo, vegetation indices, and soil moisture. Flights timed to...

remote sensing1 paperHELIX UAS, stabilized pyranometers...

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ASSIST infrared spectroscopy

Remote sensing of atmospheric infrared radiances using Atmospheric Sounder Spectrometer by Infrared Spectral Technology (ASSIST) in wavenumber range 612-905.4 cm-1.

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Atmospheric surface flux measurements

Continuous measurements of surface energy budget, momentum flux, meteorology and soil properties using an atmospheric surface flux station. Data collected at 1-minute averages and 20 Hz resolution for...

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Snow Ice Mass Balance Apparatus (SIMBA)

Thermistor chain with 2 cm spacing configured for terrestrial snowpack to measure continuous snow temperature profiles. Chain installed suspended from tripod with heating cycles to measure temperature...

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Snow energy and mass balance monitoring

Continuous hourly monitoring of meteorological variables including wind, temperature, humidity, snowpack depth, and radiation components using tower-mounted instrumentation.

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