Instrumentation on the ER-2

• MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) - 50 channel vis/ir imagery; 50m spatial resolution, 36 km swath
• High Resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS) - SWIR to LWIR absolutely calibrated spectra (2 km nadir viewing)
• Microwave Imaging Radiometer (MIR) - 9 channel millimeter wavelength microwave data
• Cloud Lidar System (CLS )- 2 channel lidar, 20m spatial, nadir viewing
• EO camera - tilt scan CCD system
• RC-10 camera system - b/w photo, 10m spatial, 36 km wide coverage

Ground-based Instrumentation

• High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) - Near-zenith viewing multi-channel lidar capable of differentiating aerosol and molecular backscatter and depolarization. Additional channels available for detection of multiply-scattered photons in the return signal.
• Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) - Two band (520 - 3000 cm-1) high spectral resolution infrared radiance interferometer (< 0.5 wavenumber unapodized), zenith viewing
• Radian CLASS Radiosonde System
• Meteorological Surface Station

Ground Truth in Upper Midwest

Precipitation Measurement Locations

List of Station Name/Lat/Lon for Precipitation Sites

Radiosonde and Doppler Radar Locations

List of Station Name/Lat/Lon for Radiosonde/Doppler Sites

Surface Station Locations (T,TD,P,W)

List of Station Name/Lat/Lon for Surface Station Sites

CO, USDA, and Lake Monitoring Sites

List of Station Name/Lat/Lon for CO sites

List of Station Name/Lat/Lon for USDA sites

List of Station Name/Lat/Lon for Lake sites

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