Visible and near IR lidar backscatter observations on the GLOBE Pacific Survey missionsMeasurement techniques and initial results of the Global Backscatter Experiment (GLOBE) performed in November 1989 and May-June 1990 to provide data on prevailing values of atmospheric backscatter cross section are presented. The upper troposphere aerosol scattering cross section was low in the Southern Hemisphere for the May-June flights and low in the Northern Hemisphere for the November flights. The initial results indicate that the instrumentation and calibration techniques applied for the near IR lidar measurements were successful.
Document ID
19920049532
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Spinhirne, James D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Chudamani, S. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Cavanaugh, John F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentations