mplpol
Micropulse Lidar (MPL) polarized: cloud base and top heights (mplpol)
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
Tropical Western Pacific
- Latitude: -0.521
- Longitude: 166.916
- Publication Date: 2006-11-27
- Start Date: 2006-11-27
- End Date: 2009-02-13
- Last Updated: 2009-03-03
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/10.5439/1025245
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2006, updated hourly. Micropulse Lidar (MPLPOL). 2006-11-27 to 2009-02-13, Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2). Compiled by R. Coulter, P. Muradyan, C. Flynn, T. Martin and B. Ermold. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025245.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2006, updated hourly. Micropulse Lidar (MPLPOL). 2006-11-27 to 2009-02-13, Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2). Compiled by R. Coulter, P. Muradyan, C. Flynn, T. Martin and B. Ermold. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025245.