Your research has world-changing implications. That’s why you, the scientist, are at the center of our Droplet ecosystem. Our goal is to provide robust support throughout all of your measurement campaigns. Through Droplet Science Programs, our scientists come alongside you to provide support and guidance whenever needed – from foundational questions that drive your program’s objective to implementation and analysis.
Science programs scope
Droplet’s science team has worked across all phases of campaigns, and we are ready to assist your program at any stage.
- Project Definition: Droplet can help you frame your key question and define an approach to help answer it.
- Project Funding: We are experienced in writing proposals to secure funding for your critical research.
- Program Execution: Droplet scientists work in the field alongside your team to ensure proper instrument operation and data validity.
- Data Analysis: Droplet is experienced in crunching and understanding the impact of the data you collect. We will help you find meaningful insights.
- Publications: Your findings are important for others in the community to access and understand. We have contributed to hundreds of papers and can assist in your own efforts to publish your findings.
See our programs in action
ICE-POP: Ice nucleation measurements during the 2018 Winter Olympics
Goal: To support the 2018 Winter Games with accurate weather predictions, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) initiated the International Collaborative Experiments for PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic winter games (ICE-POP).
Program: Droplet scientists consulted with KMA to determine the optimal site, managed a two-month deployment with the SPIN, and ensured data collection throughout the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games. Our scientists also performed data analysis to understand the mechanisms of ice formation in clouds and the formation of snow.
Results: Measurements from the program have been compared with temperature-only parameterizations to analyze model accuracy and relevance to PyeongChang. Ultimately, a more accurate parametrization derived from measurements will be developed going forward, and will improve the accuracy of snow forecasts in the region.
United Arab Emirates/University of Colorado: Targeted observations and seeding using A-UAS
Goal: The objective of this program was to develop and assess an autonomous unmanned aircraft system (A-UAS) that would utilize in-situ real-time data to sense and target suitable clouds for seeding.
Summary: Droplet scientists partnered with CU to develop UAV-versions of a cloud droplet probe. Our scientists will further work with CU to analyze data in support of algorithm development to identify areas most suitable to seeding and automate seed/no-seed decisions.
Results: Droplet’s work with CU on this program has led to the delivery of the “right” amount of the “right” seeding agent at the “right” time and place.
Other examples
Droplet scientists are experienced in successful program execution. The following chart illustrates a process we developed with a weather modification research partner to continuously review data and adjust daily flight plans to effectively collect the required data in an efficient manner.
Meet our scientists
Dr. Darrel Baumgardner
Darrel founded Droplet Measurement Technologies in 1987, and he continues working at Droplet today as Chief Scientist and member of the Board of Directors. He spent 20 years at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States and 14 years as a senior scientist at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, the largest university in Latin America. He is an internationally recognized expert on measurements of aerosol and cloud particles and has developed a number of new techniques for measuring their properties. Darrel obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming.
Featured publications
- Cloud Ice Properties: In Situ Measurement Challenges
- Processing of Ice Cloud In Situ Data Collected by Bulk Water, Scattering, and Imaging Probes: Fundamentals, Uncertainties, and Efforts toward Consistency
- Seasonal and diurnal trends in black carbon properties and co-pollutants in Mexico City
- Warming of the Arctic lower stratosphere by light absorbing particle
- Chamber catalogues of optical and fluorescent signatures distinguish bioaerosol classes
- Airborne observations of regional variation in fluorescent aerosol across the United States
Request Science Programs
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