Instrument
University of Washington-Georgia Tech Lidar
University of Washington-Georgia Tech Lidar
The University of Washington-Georgia Tech Lidar System is an airborne lidar system that uses a downward-pointing neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd-YAG) laser. Designed by Georgia Tech, it is mounted on the University of Washington C-131A research aircraft. The laser is frequency-doubled to operate at both 532 nm and 1064 nm, enabling measurement of lidar backscatter to retrieve profiles of aerosol optical properties. It has a pulse repetition rate of 10 Hz and a digitization rate of 25 or 50 ns, providing vertical resolutions of 7.5 and 15 meters, respectively. Its horizontal resolution ranges from 40 to 80 meters.
Instrument Details
- Lidar
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol ExtinctionEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > LidarEarth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Optical Depth/thicknessEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Backscatter
- Full Column Profile
- N/A
- Vertical: 7.5 m, 15 m, Horizontal: 40-80 m
- 563.5 THz, 281.8 THz
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Georgia Tech
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