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Vertical variability of aerosol backscatter from an airborne-focused continuous-wave CO2 lidar at 9.1-microm
M A Jarzembski1, V Srivastava, J Rothermel
1Global Hydrology and Climate Center, 977 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, USA. maurice.jarzembski@msfc.nasa.gov
Abstract:
Atmospheric aerosol backscatter measurements taken with a continuous-wave focused Doppler lidar at 9.1-microm wavelength were obtained over western North America and the Pacific Ocean from 13 to 26 September 1995 as part of a NASA airborne mission. Backscatter variability was measured for approximately 52 flight hours, covering an equivalent horizontal distance of approximately 30,000 km in the troposphere. Some quasi-vertical backscatter profiles were also obtained during various ascents and descents at altitudes that ranged from approximately 0.1 to 12 km. Similarities and differences for aerosol loading over land and ocean were observed. A midtropospheric aerosol backscatter background mode near 3 x 10(-11) to 1 x 10(-10) m(-1) sr(-1) was obtained, which is consistent with those of previous airborne and ground-based data sets.
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