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UAF CPL
University of Alaska Fairbanks Cloud Polarization Lidar

The UAF Cloud Polarization Lidar (CPL) is a ground-based lidar located at the Arctic Facility for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (AFARS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). It measures lidar backscatter and depolarization ratio using a ruby laser transmitter at 0.694 μm. UAF CPL has a range resolution of 7.5 m and a time resolution of 10 seconds. It provides lidar depolarization ratio measurements with an accuracy of 0.02.

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 > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Depolarization Ratio
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10 s
7.5 m
432 THz
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  • Glenn Shaw

  • Glenn Shaw

  • UAF

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