Atmospheric Remote Sensing
Dr. R. Michael Hardesty, Program Lead
Mona Tell, Secretary (303) 497-6712
NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division
325 Broadway R/CSD3
Boulder, CO 80305 USA
The Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group uses land, ship, and aircraft-based active and passive optical systems to study processes of importance to air quality, climate, aviation, weather forecasting, wind energy, and marine ecosystems. Our capabilities and interests include both the development and deployment of state-of-the art lidar and spectroscopic instrumentation, and the interpretation of data obtained with these systems. We work closely with the Tropospheric Chemistry and Cloud and Aerosol Processes groups within CSD on air quality and climate-related field studies, and with other divisions of NOAA as well as federal and non-federal partners on research activities related to the structure and evolution of atmospheric flow systems and boundary layers.
The Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group joined what is now CSD in October 2005. The Group was formerly known as the Optical Remote Sensing Division (and before that the Advanced Technique Development Division) of the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory (ETL). Our personnel bring more than 30 years of experience developing and applying novel lidar systems for atmospheric research to CSD.