mplhr
Micropulse Lidar (MPL): high resolution (mplhr)
Browse DataThe micropulse lidar (MPL) is a ground-based, optical, remote-sensing system designed primarily to determine the altitude of clouds; however, it is also used for detection of atmospheric aerosols. The physical principle is the same as for radar. Pulses of energy are transmitted into the atmosphere; the energy scattered back to the transceiver is collected and measured as a time-resolved signal, thereby detecting clouds and aerosols in real time.
From the time delay between each outgoing pulse and the backscattered signal, the distance to the scatterer is inferred. Post-processing of the lidar return characterizes the extent and properties of aerosols or other particles in a region.
Measurements
Location
Southern Great Plains [development]
- Latitude: 36.605
- Longitude: -97.485
- Publication Date: 1998-09-29
- Start Date: 1998-09-29
- End Date: 1998-11-18
- Last Updated: 1998-11-19
Instrument Mentor
https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#mpl
Richard Coulter
Argonne National LaboratoryConnor Flynn
University of Oklahoma School of MeteorologyBrian Ermold
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryTimothy Martin
Argonne National LaboratoryPaytsar Muradyan
Argonne National LaboratoryDOI / Citation
http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1182050
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. , updated hourly. (). 1998-09-29 to 1998-11-18, << site >> << facility >>. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed .
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. , updated hourly. (). 1998-09-29 to 1998-11-18, << site >> << facility >>. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed .