CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Lidar
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Full Name
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Lidar
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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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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Measurements and Applications
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Measurement of aerosol heights, cloud top heights and aerosol properties.
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Resolution Summary
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Vertical sampling: 30 - 60 m, -2 to 40 km
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Swath Summary
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333 m along-track
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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532 nm (polarization-sensitive), 1064 nm, 355 nm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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