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.

Instrument Details
- Lidar
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Optical Depth/thickness
- Full Column Profile
- 50 MHz
- 3 m
- 281.8 THz, 563.5 THz
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Kevin Strawbridge
Kevin Strawbridge
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