This photo of a Phased Doppler Lidar (black), CPI (Cloud Particle Imager) probe, tunable diode laser hygrometer (purple, at bottom), Ophir temperature profiler (round white), mounted on the C-130, was taken during the Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field project. RICO studied clouds and warm rain on the tropical islands of Antigua and Barbuda from November through January 2005.
