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News Release 15-121
Scientists use holography to peer into clouds
New way of seeing clouds enhances weather, climate predictions
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The HOLODEC instrument, or Holographic Detector for Clouds, is mounted to and transported via a C-130 aircraft.
Credit: NCAR
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Not quite the Starship Enterprise, the C-130 is nonetheless a sophisticated airborne laboratory.
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HOLODEC, on the ground. Once aloft, it will allow research into droplets' interactions with light.
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With HOLODEC, atmospheric scientists can investigate clouds at the plane's wingtip.
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HOLODEC's tip allows researchers to measure the attributes of clouds at the droplet scale.
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Scientist Raymond Shaw and colleagues study the smallest part of clouds: water droplets.
Credit: Michigan Tech
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