1. Department of Meteorology and Geophysics University of Vienna since 1851 since 1365 UnivVienna Instrumentation – update 4th COPS workshop Manfred Dorninger and Reinhold Steinacker

2. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 Support two key research components Initiation of Convection (IC) Precipitation Processes and Life Cycle (PPL)

3. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 I II III IV

4. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 Site I (supersite III): -1 surface energy balance measurement system (SCINTEC) -1 disdrometer (OTT) -1 vertical pointing micro rain radar (METEK) -1 tethersonde system with 4 sensors (Vaisalaä)

5. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 Site II: -~15 temperature stations (Hobo) - 3 automatic met. stations (Hobo) -4 3-d SONIC anemometers (GILL) -1 mobile station on a car (Vaisalaä)

6. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 Site III: -50 automatic met. stations (Hobo) -3 automatic met. stations (MAWS) -50 automatic met. stations (Hobo) -10 high quality precipitation measurement systems (OTT; Ahrens, Univ.Frankfurt)

7. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 Site IV: -1 radisonde system (MeteoLabor) -60 sondes (Meteolabor) Further equipment: -1 mobile vertical pointing radar (METEK)

8. Dorninger COPS-workshop25-26 Sept. 2006 Thank you