DC-8 returning from AFWEX deployment showing AeroSAPIENT Ku-band antennas.
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DC-8 returning from Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) – First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment (FIRE) Water Vapor Experiment (AFWEX) deployment showing AeroSAPIENT Ku-band antennas. The mission was to perform the accurate measurement of the upper and lower tropospheric water vapor. The emphasis was on the comparison of the instruments.December 11, 2000
NASA Photo / Jim Ross