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Scientists use holography to peer into clouds

New way of seeing clouds enhances weather, climate predictions

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The HOLODEC instrument  on a C-130 aircraft.

The HOLODEC instrument, or Holographic Detector for Clouds, is mounted to and transported via a C-130 aircraft.

Credit: NCAR


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C-130 aircraft by hangar

Not quite the Starship Enterprise, the C-130 is nonetheless a sophisticated airborne laboratory.

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HOLODEC on airplane wing on the ground

HOLODEC, on the ground. Once aloft, it will allow research into droplets' interactions with light.

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With HOLODEC and clouds at the plane's wingtip.

With HOLODEC, atmospheric scientists can investigate clouds at the plane's wingtip.

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HOLODEC's tip

HOLODEC's tip allows researchers to measure the attributes of clouds at the droplet scale.

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Scientist Raymond Shaw and a research device

Scientist Raymond Shaw and colleagues study the smallest part of clouds: water droplets.

Credit: Michigan Tech


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