Airborne Lidar measurements of aerosols, mixed layer heights, and ozone during the 1980 PEPE/NEROS summer field experiment

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6029727

Browell, E V; Shipley, S T; Butler, C F; Ismail, S

A detailed summary of the NASA Ultraviolet Differential Absorption Lidar (UV DIAL) data obtained during the EPA Persistent Elevated Pollution Episode/Northeast Regional Oxidant Study (PEPE/NEROS) Summer Field Experiment Program (July through August 1980) is presented. The UV dial data set consists of remote measurements of mixed layer heights, aerosol backscatter cross sections, and sequential ozone profiles taken during 14 long-range flights onboard the NASA Wallops Flight Center Electra aircraft. These data are presented in graphic and tabular form, and they have been submitted to the PEPE/NEROS data archive on digital magnetic tape. The derivation of mixing heights and ozone profiles from UV Dial signals is discussed, and detailed intercomparisons with measurements obtained by in situ sensors are presented.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA (USA). Langley Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6029727
• Report Number(s): N-86-16748; NASA-RP-1143; L-15943
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
BACKSCATTERING
COLLOIDS
DATA
DATA ACQUISITION
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
DISPERSIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
LAYERS
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
MAGNETIC TAPES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEMORY DEVICES
MIXING
MONITORING
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL RADAR
OZONE
POLLUTION
RADAR
RANGE FINDERS
REMOTE SENSING
SCATTERING
SOLS