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CO2 Sounder
CO2 Sounder Lidar

The CO2 Sounder Lidar is an airborne lidar system operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It measures lidar backscatter at around the 1572 nm wavelength to provide profiles of carbon dioxide (CO2). It uses the integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) technique to collect observations. The CO2 Sounder has a data recording rate of 1 Hz or 10 Hz and a typical scan rate of 300 Hz. It provides backscatter coefficient profiles at a vertical resolution of 15 m at an aircraft speed of 170 knots.

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)

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Lidar
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Full Column Profile
1 Hz, 10 Hz
15 m
190.7 THz
Currently unavailble

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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2051External Link