CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - AOS-Sky Lidar -
Full Name Atmosphere Observing System-Sky lidar Status Proposed
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Lidars Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology Atmospheric lidar Sampling Sounding
Data Access Open Access Data Format TBD
Measurements and Applications Atmospheric lidar for profiling of aerosols and thin ice clouds
Resolution Summary 100 m horizontal, 10 m vertical
[Best Resolution: 100m]
Swath Summary Nadir only
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 532 nm (polarization-sensitive), 1064 nm (polarization sensitive), VIS - NIR
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
AOS-Sky - Atmosphere Observing System - Sky (2031 - 2036)