Instrumentation on board the NOAA ship (Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute R/V Knorr).
| Instrument |
Parameter Measured |
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Bulk meteorological instrumentation
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near-surface T, P, RH, U, V
|
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Kipp and Zonen longwave and shortwave radiometers
|
downward short and longwave fluxes
|
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915 MHz wind profiler on gyrostabilized platform
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wind, turbulence profiling (part of NCAR ISS)
|
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Eye-safe non-scanning aerosol/cloudbase lidar
|
aerosol scatt., cloud base height
|
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Sonic anemometer and IR hygrometer, with strapdown navigation to compensate for mast motions
|
sfc fluxes of sensible and latent heat and momentum
|
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K Gill-system with "spray flinger"
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sfc fluxes of sensible and latent heat and momentum
|
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Omega version of CLASS rawinsonde system (part of NCAR ISS)
|
soundings of P, T, RH, U, V
|
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Infrared SST radiometer
|
sea-surface temperature
|
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In-situ SST thermistor
|
sea-surface temperature
|
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Optical raingauge
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precipitation rate
|
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5-mm scanning radiometer
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air-sea temperature difference and lower- tropospheric lapse rate
|
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10-cm vertically pointing radar with high sensitivity
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cloud bases and tops, cloud layers, validation of satellite-derived cloud-tracked winds in conjunction with wind profiler
|
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Altimeter sensor and marine radar
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wave-height spectrum
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PMS probes (?)
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sea spray spectra
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GPS
|
course, speed
|
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Gyrocompass
|
heading
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Inertial navigation
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ship motions
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Data control and acquisition hub computer
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The KNORR
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