High Spectral Resolution Lidar - hsrl
High spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) systems collect data about clouds and aerosols. \n \nThese systems provide vertical profiles of optical depth, backscatter cross-section, depolarization, and backscatter phase function. All HSRL measurements are absolutely calibrated by reference to molecular sc...
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dataone:afe43a1eb98d11a4734aa5d618505c50 2024-06-03T18:46:45+00:00 High Spectral Resolution Lidar - hsrl Ray Bambha Brian Ermold John Goldsmith Joseph Garcia Hope Michelsen Edwin Eloranta ENVELOPE(-156.609,-156.609,71.323,71.323) 2011-03-20T02:03:20Z https://search.dataone.org/view/afe43a1eb98d11a4734aa5d618505c50 unknown ARM - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Research Facility Dataset 2011 dataone:urn:node:ARM 2024-06-03T18:16:05Z High spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) systems collect data about clouds and aerosols. \n \nThese systems provide vertical profiles of optical depth, backscatter cross-section, depolarization, and backscatter phase function. All HSRL measurements are absolutely calibrated by reference to molecular scattering, which is measured at each point in the lidar profile. \n \nLike the Raman lidar, but unlike simple backscatter lidars such as the micropulse lidar, the HSRL can measure backscatter cross-sections and optical depths without prior assumptions about the scattering properties of the atmosphere. The depolarization observations also allow robust discrimination between ice and water clouds. In addition, rigorous error estimates can be computed for all measurements. A very narrow, angular field of view reduces multiple scattering contributions. The small field of view, coupled with a narrow optical bandwidth, nearly eliminates noise due to scattered sunlight. \n \nARM operates two HSRL systems, one at the Barrow North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site and the other in the second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2), which is deployed at various locations on field campaigns. Dataset Barrow north slope Alaska ARM - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Research Facility (via DataONE) ENVELOPE(-156.609,-156.609,71.323,71.323) |
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High spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) systems collect data about clouds and aerosols. \n \nThese systems provide vertical profiles of optical depth, backscatter cross-section, depolarization, and backscatter phase function. All HSRL measurements are absolutely calibrated by reference to molecular scattering, which is measured at each point in the lidar profile. \n \nLike the Raman lidar, but unlike simple backscatter lidars such as the micropulse lidar, the HSRL can measure backscatter cross-sections and optical depths without prior assumptions about the scattering properties of the atmosphere. The depolarization observations also allow robust discrimination between ice and water clouds. In addition, rigorous error estimates can be computed for all measurements. A very narrow, angular field of view reduces multiple scattering contributions. The small field of view, coupled with a narrow optical bandwidth, nearly eliminates noise due to scattered sunlight. \n \nARM operates two HSRL systems, one at the Barrow North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site and the other in the second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2), which is deployed at various locations on field campaigns. |
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Ray Bambha Brian Ermold John Goldsmith Joseph Garcia Hope Michelsen Edwin Eloranta High Spectral Resolution Lidar - hsrl |
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ARM - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Research Facility |
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