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CRS instrument data

CRS

Cloud Radar System
CRS is a 94 GHz, W-band polarimetric Doppler radar designed to operate aboard the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft or a ground-based radar.
6 datasets
Ocean color around Tasmania (false color). Red and orange colors indicate high levels of phytoplankton.

CZCS

Coastal Zone Color Scanner Experiment
The Coastal Zone Color Scanner Experiment was the first satellite ocean color instrument and successfully measured chloroplyll and sediment concentrations and other data.
9 datasets
D3R instrument data

D3R

Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar
The Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar (D3R) is a mobile Ku-/Ka-band fully polarimetric Doppler radar, designed to provide pre- and post-launch precipitation observations.
7 datasets
DAWN instrument

DAWN

Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar
The Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar (DAWN) is an active remote, airborne lidar that uses a pulsed, solid-state laser that operates at a wavelength of 2 micrometers to detect aerosol backscatter in the atmosphere.
5 datasets
DIAL instrument data

DIAL

Differential Absorption LIDAR
NASA's Differential Absorption LIDAR (DIAL) system sends pulses of laser radiation at different wavelengths into the atmosphere to measure ozone and also simultaneously measure aerosols and clouds.
31 datasets
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