Conference proceeding
Dial Measurements of Free-Tropospheric Ozone Profiles in Huntsville, AL
24th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC)
06/23/2008
Abstract
A tropospheric ozone DIfferential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system has been developed jointly by NASA and the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH). Two separated Nd:YAG pumped dye laser systems produce the laser pulses with wavelengths of 285 and 291 nm at 20 Hz frequency. The receiver is a Newtonian telescope with a 40 cm primary and a two-channel aft optics unit. The detection system currently uses photon counting to facilitate operations at the maximum achievable altitude. This lidar measures free-tropospheric ozone profiles between 4-10 km at Regional Atmospheric Profiling Laboratory for Discovery (RAPCD) in UAH campus (ASL 206 m) under both daytime and nighttime conditions. Frequent coincident ozonesonde flights and theoretical calculations provide evidence to indicate the retrieval accuracy ranges from approx.5% at 4 km to approx.60% at 10 km with 750-m vertical resolution and 30-minute integration. Three Hamamatsu 7400 PMTs and analog detection technique will be added on the current system to extend the measurement to approx.100 m above ground to monitor the PBL and lower tropospheric ozone variations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dial Measurements of Free-Tropospheric Ozone Profiles in Huntsville, AL
- Creators
- Mike Newchurch - Alabama UnivShi Kuang - Alabama UnivJohn Burris - Goddard Space Flight CenterSteve Johnson - Marshall Space Flight CenterStephanie Long - Alabama Univ
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Conference
- 24th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/23/2008
- Description audience
- PUBLIC
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Technology Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984721213702771
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