The ALOMAR Rayleigh/Mie/Raman lidar: objectives, configuration, and performance

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Zahn, U., Cossart, G., Fiedler, J., Fricke, K. H., Nelke, G., Baumgarten, G., Rees, D., Hauchecorne, A., Adolfsen, K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Alomar; Arctic; Norway; Andenes
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-000-0815-2; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/18/815/2000/

We report on the development and current capabilities of the ALOMAR Rayleigh/Mie/Raman lidar. This instrument is one of the core instruments of the international ALOMAR facility, located near Andenes in Norway at 69°N and 16°E. The major task of the instrument is to perform advanced studies of the A...