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High Spectral Resolution Lidar Ed Eloranta –Univ. of Wis. http://lidar.ssec.wisc.edu. Barrow. Eureka. Traditional aerosol lidar can not distinguish between changes in target reflectivity and attenuation between the lidar and the target. http://lidar.ssec.wisc.edu. Lidar Specifications.
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High Spectral Resolution Lidar Ed Eloranta –Univ. of Wis. http://lidar.ssec.wisc.edu
Barrow Eureka
Traditional aerosol lidar can not distinguish between changes in target reflectivity and attenuation between the lidar and the target
Lidar Specifications • AHSRL MPL • Altitude coverage ~75 m---30 km 60 m—60 km • Altitude resolution 7.5 m 15 m • Time resolution : • -Backscatter, depol profiles 0.5 sec • -Optical depth profiles >20 sec • Eye safe at output yes yes • Depolarization yes no • Wavelength 532 nm 527 nm • Power 0.2 0.6W .020.1W • Repetition rate 4 kHz 2.5 kHz • Field of view 45 microrad 83 microrad • Sky noise filter bandwidth 8 GHz • Typical background noise/bin >4 photon/sec • Receiver diameter 0.4 m 0.178 m • I2 filter bandwidth 1.8 GHz
High Spectral Resolution Lidar Ed Eloranta University of Wisconsin http://lidar.ssec.wisc.edu