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.
Locations
| Location | Species | Model | Data Link | Metadata | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka, Canada | Aerosol | XeCl Excimer | Ames | Metadata | |
| Eureka, Canada | Ozone | XeCl Excimer | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Eureka, Canada | Temperature | XeCl Excimer | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Eureka, Canada | Aerosol | Nd: YAG | Ames | Metadata | |
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | *.mgl |
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Aerosol | Excimer and Nd-YAG | Ames | Metadata | |
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Temperature | Excimer and Nd-YAG | Ames | Metadata | |
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Aerosol | MARL | |||
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Ozone | Excimer and Nd-YAG | Ames | Metadata | |
| Thule, Greenland | Aerosol | Ames | Metadata | ||
| Thule, Greenland | Temperature | Ames | Metadata | ||
| Andøya, Norway | Ozone | DIAL | Ames | Metadata | |
| Andøya, Norway | Temperature | Rayleigh/ Mie/ Raman | Ames | Metadata | |
| Sodankylä, Finland | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | *.mgl |
| Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland | Temperature | Rayleigh/ Mie | Ames | ||
| Prestwick, United Kingdom | Aerosol | MARL | Ames | ||
| Lindenberg, Germany | Aerosol | MARL | Ames | ||
| Cabauw, Netherlands | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | cbtg*.mgl |
| Hohenpeissenberg, Germany | Ozone | Ames HDF | Metadata | ||
| Hohenpeissenberg, Germany | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | *.mgl |
| Hohenpeissenberg, Germany | Temperature | Ames HDF | Metadata | ||
| Garmisch, Germany | Aerosol | Nd:YAG | Ames | Metadata | |
| Zugspitze, Germany | Aerosol | Ames | Metadata | ||
| Payerne, Switzerland | Water Vapor | Raman | HDF | Metadata | |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Wind | Nd: Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Aerosol | Mie, 355nm | Ames | Metadata | .ksl |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Water Vapor | Nd:Yag, Rayleigh | |||
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Tropospheric Ozone | DIAL | Ames | Metadata | |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Ozone | DIAL | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Temperature | Nd:Yag, Rayleigh | Ames | Metadata | |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Aerosol | Mie 532nm | Ames | Metadata | |
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | *.mgl |
| Toronto - Downsview, Canada | Ozone | DIAL | Ames | Metadata | |
| Toronto - Downsview, Canada | Aerosol, Temperature | Rayleigh | Ames | Metadata | |
| London, Ontario, Canada | Water Vapor | Metadata | |||
| London, Ontario, Canada | Temperature | Rayleigh/ Raman | HDF | Metadata | |
| Rome, Italy | Water Vapor | Raman | Ames | Metadata | |
| Potenza, Italy | Aerosol, Temperature, Water Vapor | Raman | Ames | Metadata | |
| Boulder, CO, United States | Aerosol | Nd:Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Greenbelt, MD, United States | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | gstg*.mgl |
| Greenbelt, MD, United States | Tropospheric Ozone | DIAL | |||
| Greenbelt, MD, United States | Aerosol, Temperature, Water Vapor | AT | Ames | Metadata | gst2*.mgl |
| Tsukuba, Japan | Ozone | DIAL | Ames | Metadata | |
| Huntsville, AL, United States | Tropospheric Ozone | DIAL | HDF | Metadata | |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Aerosol, Temperature, Water Vapor | AT | Ames | Metadata | tmt2*.mgl |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | tmtg*.mgl |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Aerosol | MARL | Ames | *.sol | |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Tropospheric Ozone | DIAL | Ames HDF | Metadata | jpl003 |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Water Vapor | Raman | HDF | Metadata | jpl004 |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Ozone, Temperature | DIAL, Raleigh/ Raman | Ames HDF | Metadata | jpl001 |
| Table Mountain Facility, CA, United States | Aerosol | Ames HDF | Metadata | ||
| Mauna Loa, HI, United States | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | AT | Ames | Metadata | mlt2*.mgl |
| Mauna Loa, HI, United States | Aerosol | Ruby | Ames | Metadata | *.6bl |
| Mauna Loa, HI, United States | Aerosol, Temperature, Water Vapor | Nd-Yag | Ames | Metadata | *.5bl |
| Mauna Loa, HI, United States | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature | Rayleigh/ Raman/ DIAL | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Mauna Loa, HI, United States | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | mltg*.mgl |
| Paramaribo, Suriname | Aerosol | MARL | Ames | ||
| Reunion Island, St. Denis, France | Temperature | Nd:Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Reunion Island, St. Denis, France | Ozone | DIAL | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Reunion Island, Maido, France | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | *.mgl |
| Reunion Island, Maido, France | Wind | Nd:Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Reunion Island, Maido, France | Water Vapor | Raman | HDF | Metadata | lacy002 |
| Reunion Island, Maido, France | Tropospheric Ozone | DIAL | Ames | Metadata | |
| Reunion Island, Maido, France | Temperature | Nd:Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Reunion Island, Maido, France | Ozone | DIAL | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Lauder, New Zealand | Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | STROZ | Ames | Metadata | *.mgl |
| Lauder, New Zealand | Ozone | Ames HDF | Metadata | ||
| Lauder, New Zealand | Aerosol | Nd:Yag | Ames | Metadata | *.ucl, *.ntl |
| Lauder, New Zealand | Aerosol | Ames | Metadata | *.stl | |
| Rio Gallegos, Argentina | Ozone | DIAL | Ames | ||
| Punta Arenas, Chile | Aerosol | MARL | Ames | ||
| Dumont d’Urville, Antarctica | Ozone | Nd: Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Dumont d’Urville, Antarctica | Aerosol | Nd: Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| Concordia Dome C, Antarctica | Aerosol | Nd:Yag | Ames | Metadata | |
| McMurdo Station, Antarctica | Aerosol | Backscatter | Ames | Metadata | |
| Polarstern, Germany (Ship-Based) | Aerosol | MARL | Ames |