Aerosol

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Sodankylä, Finland

Site (station location)
Sodankylä, Finland
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1994
–2010
Cooperating Institutions
FMI
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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E. Kyrö (FMI) and J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) – Backscatter aerosol profile measurements available for the winter from 1994–2010.

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Kiruna, Sweden

Site (station location)
Kiruna, Sweden
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1991
–2002
Cooperating Institutions
DMI
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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N. Larsen (DMI) and J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) — Backscatter measurements of aerosol profiles available for the winter from 1991 to 2002.

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Scoresbysund, Greenland

Site (station location)
Scoresbysund, Greenland
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1994
–1996
Cooperating Institutions
U. Wyoming
DMI
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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N. Larsen (DMI) and J. Rosen (U. Wyoming) – Backscatter measurements of aerosol profiles available for January 1994 – February 1996.

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Dikson Island, Russian Federation

Site (station location)
Dikson Island, Russian Federation
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Campaign
Periods of Activity
1991
–1992
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 in the winters of 1991 and 1992. 

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Thule, Greenland

Site (station location)
Thule, Greenland
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1992
–1998
Cooperating Institutions
U. Wyoming
DMI
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 N. Larsen (DMI) – Backscatter measurements of aerosol profiles available for January 1992–December 1998.

Aerosol Lidar () at Thule, Greenland

Site (station location)
Thule, Greenland
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1991
–1996
Cooperating Institutions
U. Rome
ENEA
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Thule_a_ldr_gf_2023.pdf
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A. di Sarra, T. Di Iorio, and M. Cacciani (U. Rome, ENEA) – Winter-only measurements from September 1991 to 1996. Values currently too small to retrieve. Data are archived under previous PI (G. Fiocco).

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Ny Ålesund, Norway

Site (station location)
Ny Ålesund, Norway
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1996
–2005
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 from 1996 to 2005.

Aerosol Lidar (Excimer and Nd-YAG) at Ny Ålesund, Norway

Site (station location)
Ny Ålesund, Norway
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Excimer and Nd-YAG
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
1991
–present
Cooperating Institutions
AWI
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/NyAlesund_a_ldr_cr_2024.pdf
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C. Ritter (AWI) – Multi-wavelength system (excimer and Nd:YAG) making winter measurements between 10 and 45 km since 1991. In 1999 the system was upgraded for tropospheric measurements of aerosol and water vapor.  Since 2001 it is a "3+2+1" Raman lidar.

Aerosol Sonde (Backscatter) at Heiss Island, Russian Federation

Site (station location)
Heiss Island, Russian Federation
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
Backscatter
Instrument Status
Campaign
Periods of Activity
1989
–1992
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. Khattatov (CAO) – Backscatter measurements of aerosol profiles available for the winter from 1989 to 1992.

Comments
Winter

Aerosol Lidar (XeCl Excimer) at Eureka, Canada

Site (station location)
Eureka, Canada
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Aerosol
Model
XeCl Excimer
Instrument Status
Inactive
Periods of Activity
1993
–1998
Cooperating Institutions
U. Toronto
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Eureka_aot_ldr_ks_202410.pdf
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K. Strong (U. Toronto) — Stratospheric Ozone Lidar system (SOLID) deployed in February 1993 under PI A. Carswell. Nighttime operations only. SOLID has five detection channels, including one Rayleigh channel (353 nm), and one Raman channel (385 nm, installed in 1994) used for aerosol retrieval. Operation suspended for 2002 and 2003. Operations resumed in 2004–2009 on a campaign basis schedule (~2 weeks in February–March) under PI K. Strawbridge. Operation suspended for 2010–2016 due to technical and funding issues. Operations resumed under PI J. Drummond since 2017 on the ~4–6 week period leading up to polar sunrise in January–March and ~2 week period in October–November. Operations since April 2020 have been affected by the lack of on-site support due to the COVID-19 pandemic, funding, and restricted access to the Ridge Lab. Since 2020 the PI of SOLID and PEARL is Kimberly Strong (University of Toronto).

Early data exist in the database for 1994–1998 in NASA Ames format.

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