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Dataset Title |
RMR Lidar observations of the atmosphere from Andoya research station in Norway |
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Dataset Purpose |
The RMR lidar is used to study temperatures in the middle atmosphere, aerosol layers in the stratosphere, polar stratospheric clouds in the lower stratosphere in winter and noctilucent clouds in the mesopause region in summer. |
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Dataset Abstract |
The RMR-Lidar has been installed on the island of Andøya as part of the ALOMAR. It has been a cooperation of the Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics, the University of Bonn, the Service d'aéronomi of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Verrières-le-Buisson (France) and the University College London (Great Britain).
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Acquisition Methodology |
The RMR-lidar employs a pair of injection-seeded Nd:YAG lasers, each with a total output of 150 MW peak power at the three emitted wavelengths 1064nm, 532nm, and 355nm. Backscattered light is collected by two 1.8 m diameter telescopes, which can be tilted up to 30° of zenith. Moreover each telescope covers an azimuth range of 90° in such a way that one is able to access the north-to-west quadrant, the other one the south-to-east quadrant. Tilting the telescopes of the twin-lidar allows to measure wind in two different directions simultaneously. The ALOMAR RMR-lidar is capable to operate under all day light conditions.
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It is a cooperation of the Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics, the University of Bonn, the Service d'aéronomi of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Verrières-le-Buisson (France) and the University College London (Great Britain). The data is not available through IPSL, to access the data contact the Investigator.
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Keywords |
Lidar, atmosphere, Alomar research station, aerosols, clouds |
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In work |
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