NASA NTRS · 20020066594
Cloud Physics Lidar: Instrument Description and Initial Measurement Results
Abstract
The Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) is a new custom-built instrument for the NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft. The CPL can provide multiwavelength measurements of cirrus, subvisual cirrus, and aerosols with high temporal and spatial resolution. Its state-of-the-art technology gives it a high repetition rate, and photon-counting detection, and includes a low-pulse-energy laser. The CPL was first deployed at the Southern African Regional Science Initiative's 2000 field campaign during August and September 2000. This paper provides an overview of the instrument and initial data results to illustrate the measurement capability of the CPL.
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McGill, Matthew, Hlavka, Dennis, Hart, William, Scott, V. Stanley, Spinhirne, James, Schmid, Beat. 2002-06-20. Cloud Physics Lidar: Instrument Description and Initial Measurement Results. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20020066594
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