Tropospheric Ozone Lidar (DIAL) at Huntsville, AL, United States

Site (station location)
Huntsville, AL, United States
Instrument Type
Lidar
Parameter
Tropospheric Ozone
Model
DIAL
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
2008
–present
Cooperating Institutions
U. Alabama
Data Link
HDF
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/lidar/Huntsville_tropo3_ldr_mn_2019.pdf
M&A Directory Entry

M. Newchurch and S. Kuang (U. Alabama, Huntsville) — Tropospheric ozone DIAL system operational since 2008. Measurements are from 1 – 12 km daytime and nighttime.  A low altitude channel (0.1 – 2 km) was added in February 2013. Addition of 2-axis hemispheric scanner in 2017, e.g. for horizontal measurements. System to be integrated into a truck for mobile deployments.