GRIP CLOUD MICROPHYSICS V1

The GRIP Cloud Microphysics dataset was collected during the GRIP campaign from three probes: the Cloud, Aerosol, and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS), the Precipitation Imaging Probe (PIP), and the Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP). All are manufactured by Droplet Measurement Technologies in Boulder, CO. The CAPS is a combination of two probes, the Cloud Imaging Probe-Greyscale (CIP-G), and the Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer (CAS). Images of particles are recorded by the CIP-G and PIP, while the CAS probe measures particle size distribution from 0.55 to 52.5 microns and the CDP measures ice amount. Some ice/liquid water content are derived from the particle size distribution. The major goal was to better understand how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS), configured with a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes. Data was collected 13 Aug 2010 through 25 Sep 2010.

GRIP云微物理数据集系在GRIP活动中由三款探头采集而成，包括云、气溶胶和降水光谱仪（CAPS）、降水成像探头（PIP）以及云滴探头（CDP）。以上设备均由位于科罗拉多州博尔德的Droplet Measurement Technologies公司制造。CAPS为两种探头的组合，即云成像探头-灰度（CIP-G）和云及气溶胶光谱仪（CAS）。CIP-G和PIP用于记录粒子图像，而CAS探头则测量粒子尺寸分布范围在0.55至52.5微米之间，CDP则用于测量冰量。部分冰/液态水含量是通过粒子尺寸分布推导而来。该数据集的主要目的是为了更深入地理解热带风暴的形成及其发展为重大飓风的过程。美国宇航局利用DC-8飞机、WB-57飞机以及全球鹰无人机系统（UAS），配备了一系列原位和遥感仪器，用以观测和描述飓风的生命周期。数据收集时间从2010年8月13日至2010年9月25日。