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AERIAL
AERosol Imaging Airborne Lidar

The AERosol Imaging Airborne Lidar (AERIAL) is an airborne lidar system that measures lidar backscatter to determine aerosol properties, including aerosol optical depth. It operates primarily at 1064 nm but can be modified to operate at 532 nm. AERIAL provides 1-second average observations at a 50 MHz sampling rate and has a vertical resolution of about 3 meters.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Optical Depth/thickness
Full Column Profile
50 MHz
3 m
281.8 THz, 563.5 THz
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