mplpolfs
Micropulse Lidar (MPL) polarized, fast switching: cloud base and top heights (mplpolfs)
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
Steamboat Springs CO, USA; Mobile Facility (STORMVEX)
- Latitude: 40.4542
- Longitude: -106.773
- Publication Date: 2010-09-23
- Start Date: 2010-09-23
- End Date: 2011-04-25
- Last Updated: 2015-11-20
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/10.5439/1320657
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2010, updated hourly. Micropulse Lidar (MPLPOLFS). 2010-09-23 to 2011-04-25, ARM Mobile Facility (SBS) Steamboat Springs CO, Thunderhead Lodge (S1). 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.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2010, updated hourly. Micropulse Lidar (MPLPOLFS). 2010-09-23 to 2011-04-25, ARM Mobile Facility (SBS) Steamboat Springs CO, Thunderhead Lodge (S1). 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.