1. Comparisons of TPARC P3DWL Wind Profiles with Dropsondes in the Presence of Clouds
D. Emmitt, K. Godwin and S. Greco
Simpson Weather Associates
WG-SBLW
2-3 February, 2010

2. P3DWL for TPARC/TCS-08 1.6 um coherent WTX (ARL/LMCT)
10 cm bi-axis scanner (NASA)
P3 and other parts (NRL)
Analyses software (SWA/CIRPAS)

3. Bi-axial scanner
and
instrument rack

4. Typhoon Hagupit (0200GMT , September 22, 2008,)

7. Multi layer clouds
(0151 9/22)

8. Deep aerosol layer capped with thin stratus
(0232 9/22)

9. Multi cloud layers
( /22)

10. Deep aerosol “misty” layer
(0111 9/22)

11. High dense cloud
(0131 9/22)

12. Multi layer clouds
(0151 9/22)

13. Deep aerosol layer capped with thin stratus
(0232 9/22)

14. Flight level clouds
(0245 9/22)

18. Summary
Airborne DWL is beyond the technology demo and potpourri science stage
Unique and “critical mass” observations are now available for use in PBL investigations and model validation/development
Airborne DWL investigations for 2010 will focus upon tropical cyclones…. Noteworthy: active optical remote sensing inside a phenomena defined in large part by clouds.