Backscatter Matrix Observations by The GV-HSRL

Backscatter Matrix Observations by the Gv-hsrl

The GV-HSRL is a high spectral resolution lidar capable of measuring calibrated backscatter, extinction and circular depolarization from the ground or NSF Gulfstream V platform. In the spring of 2012, the instrument was modified to measure the full backscatter matrix of atmospheric scatterers. This modification enabled us to investigate the polarization properties of oriented particles and furt...

MILAGRO: HSRL observations and validation

R. R. Rogers, J. W. Hair, C. A. Hostetler, R. A. Ferrare, M. D. Obland, A. L. Cook, D. B. Harper, S. P. Burton, Y. Shinozuka, C. S. McNaughton, A. D. Clarke, J. Redemann, P. B. Russell, J. M. Livingston, and L. I. Kleinman NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA SSAI/NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA University of Hawaii, Dept. of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, USA BAERI/NASA A...

Modeled Radiative Forcing Differences from Cirrus Extinction Inputs Derived from HSRL and Standard Backscatter Lidar Techniques

Ionospheric Backscatter Observations at Millstone Hill

Studies of the electron-density, e Iectron and ion temperatures in the F-region were mode by means of ground-based radar observations O? the M; I Istone Hi I I Radar Observato~. A 70-meter parabol i. ontenna directed vertical Iy and o 2. 5-Mw pulse radar operating at 440 Mcps were employed for these measurements which were conducted for periods of 30 hours at approximately weekly intervals thro...

Using Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar Data to Evaluate Combined Active plus Passive Retrievals of Aerosol Extinction Profiles

Aerosol extinction profiles are derived from backscatter data by constraining the retrieval with column aerosol optical thickness (AOT), for example from coincident MODIS observations and without reliance on a priori assumptions about aerosol type or optical properties. The backscatter data were acquired with the NASA Langley High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL). The HSRL also simultaneously m...