Site (station location)
Concordia Dome C, Antarctica
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Model
Nd:Yag
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
2014
–present
Cooperating Institutions
ISAC-CNR
Data Link
M&A Directory Entry
M. Snels (ISAC-CNR) — Measurements are being taken twice daily (30–40 minutes per observation) from June throughout October since 2014. The system uses a NdYag laser emitting at 532 nm and 1064 nm; the 14 inch Cassegrain Schmidt telescope has 5 channels (a 532 nm high channel, a 532 nm low channel, a 532 nm depolarized channel, a 1064 nm channel and a Raman channel at 608 nm).