EDOP

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ER-2 Instruments: EDOP, CRS, MAS, CPL, EHAD, MTP, JLH, RAMS, SSFR, MMS

• Flights focused on cirrus clouds especially those generated by thunderstorms during July 2002

• Coordinated flights with ER-2, WB-57, Proteus, UND Citation, NOAA P3's and TRMM N-Pol radars (NPOL).

• First ER-2 flights with dual-frequency radar measurements (EDOP 9.6 GHz &  CRS 94 GHz)

• Overflights of ground assets (East and West remote sensing sites including  cloud radars, lidars and TRMM N-Pol radar (NPOL).

• About 80 ER-2 flight hours flown.

• Goddard DATA site: CRYSTAL-FACE Data

• More information: CRYSTAL-FACE Web Site

• Current CRYSTAL-FACE Research:
  7 July, 2002
  16 July, 2002