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Airborne UV DIAL Measurements of Ozone and AerosolsThe NASA Langley Research Center's airborne UV Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system measures vertical profiles of ozone and aerosols above and below the aircraft along its flight track. This system has been used in over 20 airborne field missions designed to study the troposphere and stratosphere since 1980. Four of these missions involved tropospheric measurement programs in the Pacific Ocean with two in the western North Pacific and two in the South Pacific. The UV DIAL system has been used in these missions to study such things as pollution outflow, long-range transport, and stratospheric intrusions; categorize the air masses encountered; and to guide the aircraft to altitudes where interesting features can be studied using the in situ instruments. This paper will highlight the findings with the UV DIAL system in the Pacific Ocean field programs and introduce the mission planned for the western North Pacific for February-April 2001. This will be an excellent opportunity for collaboration between the NASA airborne mission and those with ground-based War systems in Asia Pacific Rim countries to make a more complete determination of the transport of air from Asia to the western Pacific.
Document ID
20010097194
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Grant, William B.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Browell, Edward V.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 11, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environment Monitoring
Volume: 4153
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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