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HARLIE
Holographic Airborne Rotating Lidar Instrument Experiment

The Holographic Airborne Rotating Lidar Instrument Experiment (HARLIE) is an airborne scanning lidar system. It measures lidar backscatter at 1064 nm using holographic scanning receivers. These measurements can be used to retrieve aerosol backscatter profiles, boundary layer height, and cloud layers. HARLIE has a range resolution of 30 m and an integration time of 100 msec.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Lidar

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Backscatter

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols

Vertical Measurement Regions

Full Column Profile

Temporal Resolution

100 ms

Spatial Resolution

30 m

Measurement Frequency

281.8 THz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19980236737

Lead Investigator
Geary Schwemmer
Technical Contact
Geary Schwemmer
Instrument Maker
GSFC
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Lockheed L-188C Electra

6 Campaigns · 38 Instruments

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

Central Pacific Ocean

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· 1 Data Product

Data Products

There are no data products linked to this campaign in CASEI - yet.