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Instrument: Nevzorov Liquid Water and Total Condensate Probe

Name Nevzorov Liquid Water and Total Condensate Probe
Acronym Nevzorov-Enviscope
Manufacturer SkyTech Research Ltd.
Operated by Enviscope
Operated onboard

Instrument type

Name Cloud Liquid and Total Condensate
Acronym LWC/TWC

Principle of operation

Measured parameter Liquid and Ice water content
Operating principle

Hot wire instrument. Ice or water impacts heated wire. This alters resistance of wire as water/ice evaporates. Part of balanced bridge, with control wire on rear of instrument, shielded from water/ice.

Measurement(s) Clouds & Precipitation

Dimension and weight

External dimension
Weight 0.0

Performance

Operating mode In situ
Range

Resolution

Sensitivity

Accuracy

Bandwidth

Modifications

Sensor head and pylon modified to reduce weight

Operational restriction

Operational requirements

Certification approvals

Additional information

Hot wire instrument. Ice or water impacts heated wire. This alters resistance of wire as water/ice evaporates. Part of balanced bridge, with control wire on rear of instrument, shielded from water/ice.
Instrument vane has two sensors, one for cloud liquid water and one for total condensate (cloud liquid water + rain/drizzle + ice). Vane is freely rotating to align to local airflow direction.

Instrumented provided for TNA in co-operation with IfT Leipzig
Contact:
Dr.Manfred Wendisch
IfT Leipzig, Germany
Phone: +49 341 2352469

Access, host and processing

Access

Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics

General description

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