PVM 100 Cloud Probe

Partner: NCSR Demokritos; CNR-ISAC

PI: Dr. Eleftheriadis Konstantinos ([email protected]); Dr. Stefano Decesari ([email protected])

Operator: Dr. Fetfatzis Prodromos ([email protected])

The Gerber PVM-100 measures liquid water content and effective droplet radius of ambient clouds by directing a diode-emitted laser beam along a 40-cm path. The forward scatter of the cloud droplets in the open air along the path is measured, translated and expressed as water content.