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

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: U. Blum, K. H. Fricke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2005
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Arctic; Esrange; Kiruna
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-1645-2005; https://doaj.org/article/cd19254a9c784572bd46b65299e2dd2e

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-, strato-, and mesosphere, as...