The ELDORA radar and SABL lidar on the NCAR Electra aircraft flying snow, ice and rain in Indiana, Michigan,

and over Lake Michigan. The plane was hangared at Willow Run Airport, east of Detroit.

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The SABL lidar was located in the forward cargo compartment. Using a turning mirror it looked down during flights.

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On the Electra aircraft the SABL looks down through a window located behind the nose gear.

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The operations station for the ELDORA radar in the center cabin of the Electra aircraft.

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The chemistry experiments were located in the forward cabin. They analyzed air and precipitation samples.

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