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Lidar

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More than thirty groundbased Lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) instruments deployed worldwide from Pole to Pole are monitoring atmospheric ozone, temperature, aerosols, water vapor, and polar stratospheric clouds. This laser-based active remote sensing technique has been used widely for several decades in environmental science and chemistry, and has contributed significantly to the validation of space-based measurements.

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Locations

Lauder, New Zealand (45.04ºS, 169.68ºW)

Aerosol

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*.stl

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Model: Nd:Yag

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*.ucl, *.ntl

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Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States (34.4ºN, 117.7ºW)

Aerosol

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Model: MARL

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*.sol

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Model: STROZ

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tmtg*.mgl

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Model: AT

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tmt2*.mgl

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

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tmtg*.mgl

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Model: DIAL, Raleigh/Raman

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jpl001

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

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tmtg*.mgl

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Model: AT

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tmt2*.mgl

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Model: ALVICE

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Model: Raman

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jpl004

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

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tmtg*.mgl

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Model: AT

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tmt2*.mgl

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Model: DIAL, Raleigh/Raman

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jpl001

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Tropospheric Ozone

Model: DIAL

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jpl003

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Thule, Greenland (76.53ºN, 68.74ºW)

Aerosol

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Temperature

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Zugspitze, Germany (47.42ºN, 10.98ºE)

Aerosol

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McMurdo Station, Antarctica (77.85ºS, 166.63ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Backscatter

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Ny Ålesund, Norway (78.92ºN, 11.93ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Excimer and Nd-YAG

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Model: MARL

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Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Model: Excimer and Nd-YAG

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Model: Excimer and Nd-YAG

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Lindenberg, Germany (52.21ºN, 14.12ºE)

Aerosol

Model: MARL

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Paramaribo, Suriname (5.75ºN, 55.2ºW)

Aerosol

Model: MARL

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Polarstern, Germany (Ship-Based) (º, º)

Aerosol

Model: MARL

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Prestwick, United Kingdom (55.50ºN, 4.61ºW)

Aerosol

Model: MARL

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Punta Arenas, Chile (53.17ºS, 70.93ºW)

Aerosol

Model: MARL

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Observatoire de Haute Provence, France (43.94ºN, 5.71ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Mie 532nm

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Model: Mie, 355nm

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.ksl

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Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Model: Nd:Yag, Rayleigh

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Model: Nd:Yag, Rayleigh

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

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*.mgl

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Model: DIAL

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Tropospheric Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Wind

Model: Nd: Yag

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Dumont d’Urville, Antarctica (66.67ºS, 140.00ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Nd: Yag

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Ozone

Model: Nd: Yag

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Eureka, Canada (80.05ºN, 86.42ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Nd: YAG

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Model: XeCl Excimer

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Ozone

Model: XeCl Excimer

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Temperature

Model: XeCl Excimer

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Boulder, CO, United States (39.99ºN, 105.26ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Nd:Yag

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Concordia Dome C, Antarctica (75.10ºS, 123.35ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Nd:Yag

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Garmisch, Germany (47.48ºN, 11.06ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Nd:YAG

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Mauna Loa, HI, United States (19.54ºN, 155.58ºW)

Aerosol

Model: Ruby

Comments:

*.6bl

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Model: Rayleigh/Raman/DIAL

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Model: AT

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mlt2*.mgl

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Model: STROZ

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mltg*.mgl

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Model: Nd-Yag

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*.5bl

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Ozone

Model: Rayleigh/Raman/DIAL

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Model: AT

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mlt2*.mgl

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Model: STROZ

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mltg*.mgl

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Temperature

Model: Rayleigh/Raman/DIAL

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Model: AT

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mlt2*.mgl

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Model: STROZ

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mltg*.mgl

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Model: Nd-Yag

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*.5bl

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Water Vapor

Model: AT

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mlt2*.mgl

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Model: STROZ

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mltg*.mgl

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Model: Nd-Yag

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*.5bl

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Greenbelt, MD, United States (38.9ºN, 76.9ºW)

Aerosol

Model: STROZ

Comments:

gstg*.mgl

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Model: AT

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gst2*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

Comments:

gstg*.mgl

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Model: AT

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gst2*.mgl

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Model: ALVICE

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

Comments:

gstg*.mgl

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Model: AT

Comments:

gst2*.mgl

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

Comments:

gstg*.mgl

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Tropospheric Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Hohenpeissenberg, Germany (47.80ºN, 11.02ºE)

Aerosol

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Reunion Island, Maido, France (21.1ºS, 55.4ºE)

Ozone

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Model: DIAL

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Aerosol

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Model: Raman

Comments:

lacy002

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Model: Nd:Yag

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Tropospheric Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Sodankylä, Finland (67.37ºN, 26.65ºE)

Aerosol

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Water Vapor

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Temperature

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Ozone

Model: STROZ

Comments:

*.mgl

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Toronto, Canada (43.66ºN, 79.40ºW)

Temperature

Model: Rayleigh

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Aerosol

Model: Rayleigh

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Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Potenza, Italy (40.63ºN, 15.8ºE)

Aerosol

Model: Raman

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Water Vapor

Model: Raman

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Temperature

Model: Raman

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Andøya, Norway (69.3ºN, 16.0ºE)

Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Temperature

Model: Rayleigh/Mie/Raman

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Reunion Island, St. Denis, France (20.9ºS, 55.5ºE)

Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Temperature

Model: Nd:Yag

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Rio Gallegos, Argentina (51.60ºS, 69.32ºW)

Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Tsukuba, Japan (36.05ºN, 140.13ºE)

Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland (66.99ºN, 50.95ºW)

Temperature

Model: Rayleigh/Mie

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London, Ontario, Canada (43.1ºN, 81.34ºW)

Temperature

Model: Rayleigh/Raman

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Water Vapor

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Model: ALVICE

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Huntsville, AL, United States (34.73ºN, 86.64ºW)

Tropospheric Ozone

Model: DIAL

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Beltsville, MD, United States (39.05ºN, 76.887ºW)

Water Vapor

Model: ALVICE

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Payerne, Switzerland (46.82ºN, 6.95ºE)

Water Vapor

Model: Raman

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Rome, Italy (41.8ºN, 12.6ºE)

Water Vapor

Model: Raman

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