Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Instruments
TEA CO2 Doppler Lidar
TEACO2 doppler lidar.
Decommissioned 2008
Research applications include:
- Sea breeze
- Chinook wind
- Nocturnal drainage flow
- Air pollution meteorology
- Wind profiles
- Puff dispersion
- Turbulence in daytime PBL
- Cloud geometry
- Cloud microphysics
- Stratospheric aerosol
- Airborne measurements
Contact: Alan Brewer
Basic Parameters Measured
- Particle backscatter
- Velocity (radial, i.e., along-beam)
Field Projects
Project Name Date Location Vertical Transport and Mixing Program (VTMX) October 2000 Salt Lake City, Utah
TexAQS (Texas Air Quality Study) 2k August-September 2000 Houston, Texas
Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) October-November 1999 Austrian Alps
Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX) III August-September 1998 Florida
Mountain Aviation Hazards (MAH) January-March 1997 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Multicenter Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor (MACAWS) 1995, 1996, 1998 various
CART - cloud IOP 1994 Lamont, Oklahoma
Crystal Mist July 1994 Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Crystal Mist December 1993 White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
STS-56 landing 1993 Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) 1993 Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Vancouver Ozone Study July-August 1993 Vancouver, British Colombia
San Clemente Island Ocean Probing Experiment (SCOPE) 1993 San Clemente Island, California
Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) 1992 White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Mt. Pinatubo - Stratospheric Aerosol 1991, 1992 various
ASCOT February-March 1991 Rocky Flats, south of Boulder, Colorado
STS-37 launch 1991 Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) 1991 Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
FIRE II 1991 Coffeyville, Kansas
Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) 1991 White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Grand Canyon Haze Study January-March 1990 Grand Canyon, Arizona
GLOBE Intercomparison 1989, 1990 Moffett Field, Mountain View, California
CLARET 1989 Erie, Colorado
Battersby Prescribed Burn Study July-August 1988 Battersby, Ontario, Canada
Mauna Loa 1988 Mauna Loa, Hawaii
CHINOOK 1987 Boulder, Colorado
First ISLSCP Field Experiment (FIFE) 1987 Manhattan, Kansas
Land-Sea Breeze Experiment (LASBEX) September 1987 Moss Landing, California
Denver Brown Cloud Study 1987 Denver, Colorado
Mesogamma 1986 Denver, Colorado
FIRE I 1986 Oshkosh, Wisconsin
TEXEX 1985 Midland, Texas
Brush Creek 1984 Parachute, Colorado
El Chichon - Stratospheric Aerosol 1983 various
Joint Aviation Warning Study (JAWS) 1982 Denver, Colorado
STS-3 landing 1981 Edwards Air Force Base, California
Typical Specifications
Wavelength 10.6 µm (fully eye-safe)
Pulse energy 0.5 J (LP) 0.1 J (SP)
Pulse rate up to 20 Hz
Scan Upper hemisphere to 3° below horizontal
Across-beam Resolution 1 m
Along-beam Resolution 300m (LP) 75m (SP)
Minimum range 1.5 km (LP) 0.8 km (SP)
Maximum range (in boundary layer) 15-30 km (LP) 7-15 km (SP)
Accuracy 3 dB or better
(Calibrated backscatter) 0.3 - 1 m/s
(Doppler radial velocity)
LP = Long Pulse, SP = Short Pulse
References
Post, M.J., and R.E. Cupp, Optimizing a pulsed Doppler lidar, Applied Optics, 29, 4145-4158, 1990.
Zhao, Y., M.J. Post, and R.M. Hardesty, Receiving efficiency of monostatic pulsed coherent lidars. 2: Applications, Applied Optics, 29, 4120-4132, 1990.
TEACO2 doppler lidar.
Decommissioned 2008
Research applications include:
- Sea breeze
- Chinook wind
- Nocturnal drainage flow
- Air pollution meteorology
- Wind profiles
- Puff dispersion
- Turbulence in daytime PBL
- Cloud geometry
- Cloud microphysics
- Stratospheric aerosol
- Airborne measurements
Contact: Alan Brewer
Basic Parameters Measured
- Particle backscatter
- Velocity (radial, i.e., along-beam)
Field Projects
| Project Name | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical Transport and Mixing Program (VTMX) | October 2000 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| TexAQS (Texas Air Quality Study) 2k | August-September 2000 | Houston, Texas |
| Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) | October-November 1999 | Austrian Alps |
| Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX) III | August-September 1998 | Florida |
| Mountain Aviation Hazards (MAH) | January-March 1997 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Multicenter Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor (MACAWS) | 1995, 1996, 1998 | various |
| CART - cloud IOP | 1994 | Lamont, Oklahoma |
| Crystal Mist | July 1994 | Nevada Test Site, Nevada |
| Crystal Mist | December 1993 | White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico |
| STS-56 landing | 1993 | Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) | 1993 | Dugway Proving Ground, Utah |
| Vancouver Ozone Study | July-August 1993 | Vancouver, British Colombia |
| San Clemente Island Ocean Probing Experiment (SCOPE) | 1993 | San Clemente Island, California |
| Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) | 1992 | White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico |
| Mt. Pinatubo - Stratospheric Aerosol | 1991, 1992 | various |
| ASCOT | February-March 1991 | Rocky Flats, south of Boulder, Colorado |
| STS-37 launch | 1991 | Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) | 1991 | Dugway Proving Ground, Utah |
| FIRE II | 1991 | Coffeyville, Kansas |
| Theater Missile Defense Bulk Chemical Experiment (TMDBCE) | 1991 | White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico |
| Grand Canyon Haze Study | January-March 1990 | Grand Canyon, Arizona |
| GLOBE Intercomparison | 1989, 1990 | Moffett Field, Mountain View, California |
| CLARET | 1989 | Erie, Colorado |
| Battersby Prescribed Burn Study | July-August 1988 | Battersby, Ontario, Canada |
| Mauna Loa | 1988 | Mauna Loa, Hawaii |
| CHINOOK | 1987 | Boulder, Colorado |
| First ISLSCP Field Experiment (FIFE) | 1987 | Manhattan, Kansas |
| Land-Sea Breeze Experiment (LASBEX) | September 1987 | Moss Landing, California |
| Denver Brown Cloud Study | 1987 | Denver, Colorado |
| Mesogamma | 1986 | Denver, Colorado |
| FIRE I | 1986 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| TEXEX | 1985 | Midland, Texas |
| Brush Creek | 1984 | Parachute, Colorado |
| El Chichon - Stratospheric Aerosol | 1983 | various |
| Joint Aviation Warning Study (JAWS) | 1982 | Denver, Colorado |
| STS-3 landing | 1981 | Edwards Air Force Base, California |
Typical Specifications
| Wavelength | 10.6 µm (fully eye-safe) | |
| Pulse energy | 0.5 J (LP) | 0.1 J (SP) |
| Pulse rate | up to 20 Hz | |
| Scan | Upper hemisphere to 3° below horizontal | |
| Across-beam Resolution | 1 m | |
| Along-beam Resolution | 300m (LP) | 75m (SP) |
| Minimum range | 1.5 km (LP) | 0.8 km (SP) |
| Maximum range (in boundary layer) | 15-30 km (LP) | 7-15 km (SP) |
| Accuracy | 3 dB or better (Calibrated backscatter) | 0.3 - 1 m/s (Doppler radial velocity) |
LP = Long Pulse, SP = Short Pulse
References
Post, M.J., and R.E. Cupp, Optimizing a pulsed Doppler lidar, Applied Optics, 29, 4145-4158, 1990.
Zhao, Y., M.J. Post, and R.M. Hardesty, Receiving efficiency of monostatic pulsed coherent lidars. 2: Applications, Applied Optics, 29, 4120-4132, 1990.