Table 1 List of the instruments onboard the WC-130J aircraft.

From: Aircraft observations in a tropical supercluster over the equatorial Indian Ocean during MISO-BOB field campaign

Instruments

Variables (Range)

 Embedded Global Positioning System/INS

Latitude (− 90–90\(^{\circ }\)), Longitude (− 180–180 \(^{\circ }\)), Altitude (− 305–15240 m)

 Pitot Static System - Digital Air Data Computer

Pressure (100-1050 mb), Air temperature (− 70–40 \(^{\circ }\)C), Winds (0–300 kts)

 Digital Dewpoint Hygrometer

Dewpoint temperature (− 75–50 \(^{\circ }\)C)

 Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer

Surface winds (0–583 kts), Rainfall rate (0–300 mm)

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