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Rayleigh Lidars

Utah State University, Utah, USA

Over 30-90 km:

  • relative density
  • waves
  • temperatures
  • NLC backscatter ratio
532 nm V. Wickwar <wickwar@aeronomy.cass.usu.edu>
Sondrestrom, Greenland  532 nm  J. Thayer <jeff_thayer@qm.sri.edu>

Doppler Rayleigh Lidars

Arecibo Observatory Relative density, winds, temperatures & aerosols (up to 60 km)

532 nm

 C. Tepley <craig@naic.edu>

Na Resonance Lidars

Sondrestrom, Greenland Na density, waves (80-110 km)

 589 nm

 J. Thayer <jeff_thayer@qm.sri.edu>
Poker Flat, Alaska, USA  Na density, waves (70-120 km)

 589 nm

 R. Collins <ric@hoffa.gi.alaska.edu>
 Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA Temperature, winds, Na density (~80-100 km)

 589 nm

 C-Y She <joeshe@lamar.colostate.edu>

   Na Wind-Temperature Lidars

Urbana Atmospheric Observatory, Illinois, USA Wind, temperature, Na density (80-105 km)

89 nm

 C. S. Gardner <cgardner@uiuc.edu>

   Na Density & Rayleigh/Aerosol Lidar

Atmospheric Research Laboratory, South Pole Relative density (30-80 km), aerosols

 532 nm

G. C. Papen <gpapen@uiuc.edu>

  Tunable Resonance Lidars

Utah State University, Utah, USA Temperatures, winds, & metal densities (~80-110 km)

 589 nm; 732-770 nm

 V. Wickwar <wickwar@aeronomy.cass.usu.edu>
Arecibo University, Puerto Rico

589 nm; 730-800 nm

C. Tepley <craig@naic.edu>

* Taken from the Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions: CEDAR Phase III Report, 1996.

   


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