NAMMA CLOUD MICROPHYSICS (CAPS-PIP) V1

The NAMMA Cloud Microphysics (CAPS-PIP) dataset consists of particle size distributions from the Clouds, Aerosol and Preciptaition Spectrometer (CAPS) and the Precipitaiton Imaging Probe (PIP) from August 19, 2006 to September 12, 2006. These instruments yield precipitation, hydrometeor and aerosol sizes ranging from 0.55 - 100 microns. Data is in the form of images and ascii tables. These data files were generated during support of the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) campaign, a field research investigation sponsored by the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This mission was based in the Cape Verde Islands, 350 miles off the coast of Senegal in west Africa. Commencing in August 2006, NASA scientists employed surface observation networks and aircraft to characterize the evolution and structure of African Easterly Waves (AEWs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems over continental western Africa, and their associated impacts on regional water and energy budgets.

NAMMA云微物理（CAPS-PIP）数据集由2006年8月19日至2006年9月12日期间从云、气溶胶和降水光谱仪（CAPS）以及降水成像探测器（PIP）中获取的粒子尺寸分布组成。这些仪器能够测量从0.55至100微米的降水、水汽和气溶胶尺寸。数据以图像和ASCII表格的形式呈现。这些数据文件是在支持美国国家航空航天局（NASA）非洲季风多学科分析（NAMMA）计划期间生成的，该计划是一项由NASA科学任务局资助的现场研究调查。该任务位于西非塞内加尔海岸350英里外的佛得角群岛。自2006年8月起，NASA科学家利用地面观测网络和飞机来描述西非大陆上空非洲东风波（AEWs）和中尺度对流系统的演变和结构，以及它们对区域水资源和能量收支的影响。