mplpolfs

The 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.

Attenuated backscatter, copol

Ganges Valley, India; Mobile Facility (GVAX)

• Latitude: 29.3594
• Longitude: 79.4581
• Publication Date: 2012-02-04
• Start Date: 2012-02-04
• End Date: 2012-04-01
• Last Updated: 2015-11-19

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#mpl

Richard Coulter

Argonne National Laboratory

Connor Flynn

University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology

Brian Ermold

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Timothy Martin

Argonne National Laboratory

Paytsar Muradyan

Argonne National Laboratory

http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1320657
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2012, updated hourly. Micropulse Lidar (MPLPOLFS). 2012-02-04 to 2012-04-01, ARM Mobile Facility (PGH) ARIES Observatory, Nainital, Uttarkhand, India; AMF1 (M1). Compiled by E. Cromwell, A. Koontz, P. Muradyan and R. Coulter. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1320657.