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A Cloud Physics Facility
for DUSEL
John Helsdon
South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology
&
Patrick Chuang
Univ. of California – Santa Cruz
- In Situ
Measurement of
Cloud Top Properties
Blower
Width and Depth ~3 to 5 m
In Situ
Measurement of
Mid-Cloud
Properties
Access to the cloud is attained
at various points throughout its
depth using numerous side-shafts,
each providing power and ethernet
connections
Aerosol Filter
- In Situ Measurement of
Below-Cloud Properties
- Upward-looking remote
sensing instruments
- Measurement of Precip
Aerosol Generation
Active Grid
Turbulence Generator
Addition of Trace Gases
Total vertical extent ~500 to 1000+ m
Moveable
instrument
platform
SCHEMATIC OF A
VERTICAL
SHAFT CLOUD
LABORATORY