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USFS Lidar
US Forest Service Scanning Lidar

The USFS Scanning Lidar is a ground-based lidar system operated by the United States Forest Service (USFS). It measures vertically resolved backscatter to determine aerosol and cloud optical properties. It functions at three wavelengths: 355, 532, and 1064 nm. It averages 1800 pulses every 30 minutes and has an operational range of 1 to 20 km. Its primary purpose is to monitor the atmospheric properties of smoke plumes.

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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Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
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30 min
N/A
844.5 THz, 563.5 THz, 281.8 THz
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  • Vladimir Kovalev

  • Vladimir Kovalev

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Instrument Operation

CalNex

California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change

2010
California
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1 Deployment
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