The Airborne Raman Ozone, Temperature, and Aerosol Lidar (AROTAL) is an airborne lidar system operated by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It detects lidar backscatter to provide vertical profiles of ozone, temperature, and aerosols. It operates across four transmitted wavelengths: 308, 355, 532, and 1064 nm. It also collects Raman scattering at 332 nm and 387 nm. AROTAL has a horizontal resolution of about 4 to 7 km and a vertical resolution of 0.5 to 1.5 km.

Instrument Details
- Lidar
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol ExtinctionEarth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > OzoneEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Depolarization RatioEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric TemperatureEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air TemperatureEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Vertical ProfilesEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
- Full Column Profile
- N/A
- 4-70 km (horizontal), 0.5-1.5 km (vertical)
- 281.8 THz, 563.5 THz, 844.5 THz, 774.7 THz, 903 THz, 974.4 THz
- Currently unavailble
Thomas McGee
Thomas McGee
GSFC
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