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OZONE
AIRBORNE OZONE
Participants
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
Monitoring Operations Division
NOAA
Aeronomy Laboratory
Aircraft Operations Center
Air Resources Laboratory
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laborator y
Environmental Technology Laboratory
Department of Energy
Atmospheric Chemistry Program
National Center for Atmospheric Research
University of Colorado Boulder
References
ETL SOS 1995
Related Links
SOS 1999
SOS 1995
SOS 1999 Field Campaign
EPA Air Quality

NOAA/ETL Lidars at TexAQS 2000

Airborne Ozone Lidar
Measures:ozone, aerosol backscatter
Spatial coverage:nadir-looking lidar on aircraft
Range:surface - 2.5 km
Resolution:90 m (ozone), 15 m (aerosol)

 
10 µm - Doppler Lidar (TEACO2)
Measures:radial wind, aerosol backscatter
Spatial coverage:full-hemispheric scans
Range:1 - 10 (or more) km
Resolution:300 m

 
Ground-based Ozone Lidar (OPAL)
Measures:ozone, aerosol backscatter
Spatial coverage:vertical slice scan (30° - 150°), horizontal
Range:0.3 - 3 km
Resolution:90 m (ozone), 15 m (aerosol)

 
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