European Facility For Airborne Research Dec. 5, 2025, 08:39
| Name | FAAM Flourescence Water Vapour Sensor |
| Acronym | FWVS |
| Manufacturer | Met Office |
| Operated by | FAAM |
| Operated onboard |
| Name | Non dew/frost point hygrometer |
| Acronym | Other hygrometer |
| Measured parameter | Water Vapour, Relative Humidity |
| Operating principle | The MOZAIC-Humidity Device (MHD) is a special airborne humidity sensing device (AD-FS2), developed by Aerodata (Braunschweig, Germany) and based on the humidity and temperature transmitter HMP230 of Vaisala (Helsinkin, Finnland). The sensing element itself is a combination of a capacitive relative humidity sensor (Humicap-H, Vaisala) and a Pt100 temperature sensor which has been installed in a Rosemount housing mounted on the outside skin of the aircraft in the vicinity of the nose cone. |
| Measurement(s) | Thermodynamics |
| External dimension | |
| Weight | 0.0 |
| Operating mode | In situ |
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| Operational restriction | Currently (June 05) needs operator on aircraft. |
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| Certification approvals | Approved by CAA for use on BAe 146-301. |
| Additional information | Water Vapour by UV Fluorescence |
| Access | Available from FAAM. (Met Office operated). |
| Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics | |
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