Lightweight Electronic Camera for Research on Clouds

“Micro-CPI” (wherein “CPI” signifies “cloud-particle imager”) is the name of a small, lightweight electronic camera that has been proposed for use in research on clouds. The Micro-CPI would be incorporated into a small autonomous or remotely piloted airplane of a type that is now used in meteorological research and that is capable of remaining aloft for times long enough (typically about 30 hours) to collect statistically significant sets of data.