An economical optical cloud/fog detector |
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| Authors: | Jacqueline H Carrillo Scott E Emert D Eli Sherman Pierre Herckes Jeffrey L Collett Jr |
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| Institution: | aColorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA |
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| Abstract: | A new, relatively low cost instrument has been developed to detect the presence of fog or cloud for fog/cloud sampling applications. The instrument uses attenuation of an 880 nm light emitting diode signal to detect cloud/fog drops in the optical path between a sending and receiving arm. Laboratory and field testing under a variety of conditions and fog types were carried out to determine the ability of the optical fog detector (OFD) to accurately detect cloud/fog presence as well as to provide some measure of liquid water content. Results indicated that the OFD provided a reliable estimate of fog presence as well as a reasonable estimate of liquid water content (LWC) under several different conditions. The OFD does appear to have an interference from rain, resulting in an overestimation of LWC during rainfall. This may occasionally give a false positive indication of fog presence. |
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| Keywords: | Cloud detection Fog detection Liquid water content Optical attenuation Automated sampling |
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