The Bonn University lidar at the Esrange: technical description and capabilities for atmospheric research

• Main Authors: Blum, U., Fricke, K. H.
• Other Authors: Physikalisches Institut Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2005
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Arctic; Kiruna; Esrange
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00317818; https://hal.science/hal-00317818/document; https://hal.science/hal-00317818/file/angeo-23-1645-2005.pdf

International audience The Bonn University operates a Rayleigh/Mie/Raman backscatter lidar at the Esrange near the Swedish city of Kiruna, north of the Arctic circle. The lidar system covers the atmosphere from about 4 km to 100 km altitude and it is capable of measuring aerosols in the tropo-, stra...