Implementation of Raman lidar for profiling of atmospheric water vapor and aerosols at the SGP CART site
- Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (United States). Goddard Space Flight Center
- Hughes STX Corp., Lanham, MD (United States)
There are clearly identified scientific requirements for continuous profiling of atmospheric water vapor at the SGP CART (southern great plains cloud and radiation testbed) site. Research conducted at several laboratories, including our own collaboration in a previous ARM Instrument Development Project, has demonstrated the suitability of Raman lidar for providing measurements that are an excellent match to those requirements. We are currently building a ruggedized Raman lidar system that will reside permanently at the CART site, and that is computer-automated to minimize requirements for operator interaction. In addition to profiling water vapor through most of the troposphere during nighttime and through the boundary layer during daytime, the lidar will provide quantitative characterizations of aerosols and clouds, including depolarization measurements for particle phase studies.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DR00789
- OSTI ID:
- 10151076
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-94-8597; CONF-940277-2; ON: DE94011754
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Atmospheric radiation measurement science team meeting,Charleston, SC (United States),28 Feb - 3 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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