Measurements and Applications
Measurement of aerosol heights, cloud top heights and aerosol properties.
Full Name
Lidar
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Lidars 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Atmospheric lidar
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
Vertical sampling: 30 - 60 m, -2 to 40 km
Waveband
532 nm (polarization-sensitive), 1064 nm, 355 nm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
ACE - Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem Mission (2022 - 2023) |