AOS-Sky Lidar Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Atmospheric lidar for profiling of aerosols and thin ice clouds

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Atmosphere Observing System-Sky lidar
Status
Proposed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Lidars
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Atmospheric lidar
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
TBD

Performance Summary

Resolution
100 m horizontal, 10 m vertical
[Best Resolution: 100m]
Swath
Nadir only
Accuracy
Waveband
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 Missions

AOS-Sky - Atmosphere Observing System - Sky (2031 - 2036)

Instrument Measurements