CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ATLID
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Full Name
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ATmospheric LIDar
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Status
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Approved
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Lidars 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Atmospheric lidar
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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HDF5
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Measurements and Applications
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Derivation of cloud and aerosol properties - Measurement of molecular and particle backscatter in Rayleigh, co-polar and cross-polar Mie channels.
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Resolution Summary
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300 m horizontal (TBC)
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Laser at 355 nm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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