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Aerosol Lidar () at Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States

Site (station location)
Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
1989
–present
Cooperating Institutions
JPL
Data Link
Ames
HDF
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/TMF_aot_ldr_jpl_2025.pdf
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T. Leblanc (JPL) — Aerosol measurements at 353nm from 1989 to August 1999 and from 355 nm from November 1999 on. Data up to Dec. 2013 archived under previous PI (McDermid).

Aerosol Lidar (Nd:Yag) at Boulder, CO, United States

Site (station location)
Boulder, CO, United States
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Nd:Yag
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
2000
–2012
Cooperating Institutions
NOAA/ESRL
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Boulder_a_ldr_jb_2010.pdf
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J. E. Barnes (NOAA/ESRL) — Aerosol measurements using Nd:YAG system. The database for 532-nm backscatter extends back to January 2000. Not operational since 2012.

Aerosol, Temperature, Water Vapor Lidar (Raman) at Potenza, Italy

Site (station location)
Potenza, Italy
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Temperature
Water Vapor
Model
Raman
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
2004
–2015
Cooperating Institutions
U. Della Basilicata
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Potenza_ath2o_ldr_pdg_2021.pdf
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P. Di Girolamo (Scuola di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi della Basilicata) — Raman lidar system (BASIL) began operations in 2004 and entered NDACC in 2012.

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Laramie, WY, United States

Site (station location)
Laramie, WY, United States
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1989
–2000
Cooperating Institutions
U. Wyoming
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/aersonde/Multi_bksonde_jr_2001final.pdf
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J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) Backscatter measurements of aerosol profiles available for May 1989 – September 2000.

Aerosol Sonde (Dustsonde) at Laramie, WY, United States

Site (station location)
Laramie, WY, United States
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Dustsonde
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1971
–1988
Cooperating Institutions
U. Wyoming
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/aersonde/Multi_dustsonde_jr_2017final.pdf
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J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) — Dustsonde measurements from 1971–1988.

Aerosol, Temperature Lidar (Rayleigh) at Toronto, Canada

Site (station location)
Toronto - Downsview, Canada
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Temperature
Model
Rayleigh
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1991
–1997
Cooperating Institutions
EC
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Toronto_aot_ldr_sp_1999final.pdf
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H. Fast (EC) — Year-round operation of Rayleigh system from late 1989 through April 2000.  Data archived under the previous PI (Pal) for 1991 to 1993 and for 1996 to 1997.  Instrument positioned nearby at CREStech building 43.78N 79.50W.

Aerosol Lidar (Mie 532nm) at Observatoire de Haute Provence, France

Site (station location)
Observatoire de Haute Provence, France
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Mie 532nm
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
1991
–present
Cooperating Institutions
LATMOS-IPSL
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/OHP_a_ldr_chd_2009.pdf
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J. Jumelet and S. Khaykin (LATMOS-IPSL) — Began NDACC operations in March 1991 (stopped from 1995–1998 and between April 2008 and July 2009). Early data archived under previous PI (David).

Aerosol Sonde (Dustsonde) at Minneapolis, MN, United States

Site (station location)
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Dustsonde
Instrument Status
Campaign
Periods of Activity
1963
–1968
Cooperating Institutions
U. Wyoming
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/aersonde/Multi_dustsonde_jr_2017final.pdf
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J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) — Dustsonde measurements from 1963–1968.

Aerosol Lidar (Nd:YAG) at Garmisch, Germany

Site (station location)
Garmisch, Germany
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Nd:YAG
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1994
–2015
Cooperating Institutions
IMK-IFU
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Garmisch_a_ldr_tt_2004final.pdf
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T. Trickl (IMK-IFU) — System at Garmisch similar to the instrument at Mauna Loa (19.54°N, 155.58°W); operated as a ruby system from 1976 to 1990 and as a Nd:YAG system since 1991 retrieving from 5–30 km.  Data archived (1994–2015). Early data is archived under a previous PI (Jaeger). Resumed operation in 2017 with new system on Zugspitze Mountain.

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Yakutsk, Russian Federation

Site (station location)
Yakutsk, Russian Federation
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1995
–2003
Cooperating Institutions
U. Wyoming
CAO
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/aersonde/Multi_bksonde_jr_2001final.pdf
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J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) and V. Yushkov (CAO) – Backscatter measurements of aerosol profiles available for the winter from 1995–2003.

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