Winter Icing in Storms Project (WISP)

这项研究的目的是使用仪表式飞机调查层云中大型过冷水滴的存在、结构和评估，这些水滴被认为是飞机结冰的必要成分，这是科罗拉多州WISP实验的主要目标。此外，科罗拉多州的同一架飞机将对选定的雪带进行调查。飞机测量将得到由NOAA操作的各种遥感设备的补充--多普勒雷达、微波辐射计、剖面仪。

The objective of this research is the investigation, using instrumented aircraft, of the existence, structure, and evaluation of large super cooled water drops in stratus clouds which are the thought to be necessary ingredients for aircraft icing, a principle objective of the WISP experiment in Colorado. In addition, selected snow bands will be investigated by the same aircraft in Colorado. The aircraft measurements will be complemented by a variety of remote sensing devices-doppler radars, microwave radiometers, profilers-operated by NOAA.