Cloud Physics Lidar optical measurements during the SAFARI-2000 field campaign

Author

Hlavka, Dennis L. ; McGill, Matt ; Hart, William D. ; Spinhirne, James D.

Author_Institution

NASA GSFC, Sci. Syst. & Applications, Inc., Greenbelt, MD, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1373

Abstract

In this presentation, we will show new optical data processing results from the Cloud Physics Lidar during SAFARI-2000. Retrieved products include aerosol and cloud layer location and identification, layer optical depths, vertical extinction profiles, and extinction-to-backscatter (S) ratios for 532 and 1064 nm. The retrievals will focus on the persistent and smoky planetary boundary layer and occasional elevated aerosol layers found in southern Africa during August and September 2000.

Keywords

aerosols; air pollution; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric composition; atmospheric optics; clouds; smoke; troposphere; 1064 nm; 532 nm; AD 2000; AD 2000 08; AD 2000 09; Africa; Cloud Physics Lidar; SAFARI-2000; aerosol; air pollution; atmosphere; boundary layer; cloud; elevated layer; extinction-to-backscatter; field campaign; light scattering; optical depths; optics; planetary boundary layer; smoke; smoky atmosphere; vertical extinction; vertical profile; Aerosols; Biomedical optical imaging; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser radar; NASA; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Physics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026120

Filename

1026120