Book chapter
A Simulation Capability Developed for NASA GSFC’s Spaceborne Backscatter Lidars: Overview and Projected Performance for the Upcoming AOS Mission - Chapter 87
Proceedings of the 30th International Laser Radar Conference, pp.675-681
Springer Atmospheric Sciences, Springer International Publishing
2023
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37818-8_87
Abstract
The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) elastic backscatter lidar flew on the International Space Station (ISS) as a technology demonstration from 2015 to 2017. Ahead of the CATS launch, we developed a capability to simulate the projected performance of CATS for various simple, synthetic atmospheric scenes. The simulator served a critical role in the development and testing of CATS operational and near real-time algorithms prior to launch. Following CATS, we advanced our lidar simulator capability to simulate more complex scenes using inputs from global aerosol transport models and airborne/ground-based lidar observations to improve scene realism, complexity, and variability. This capability served a key role during the Earth Science Decadal Survey (ESDS) Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation (ACCP) study phase toward the development of the Atmospheric Lidar Instrument for Clouds and Aerosol Transport (ALICAT) elastic backscatter lidar planned to fly in the 55-degree inclined orbit of the upcoming Atmospheric Observing System (AOS) mission with an anticipated launch in 2028. Here, we present an overview of our lidar simulation capability, an overview of the ALICAT instrument, and projected performance compared to CATS and AOS science requirements.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Simulation Capability Developed for NASA GSFC’s Spaceborne Backscatter Lidars: Overview and Projected Performance for the Upcoming AOS Mission - Chapter 87
- Creators
- Edward P Nowottnick - Goddard Space Flight CenterJohn E Yorks - Goddard Space Flight CenterMatthew J McGill - University of IowaPatrick A Selmer - Science Systems and ApplicationsKenneth E Christian - Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 30th International Laser Radar Conference, pp.675-681
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Series
- Springer Atmospheric Sciences
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-37818-8_87
- ISSN
- 2194-5217
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2023
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984543190502771
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