TOLNET – A Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Profiling Network for Satellite Continuity and Process Studies

Autor: Newchurch Michael J., Kuang Shi, Leblanc Thierry, Alvarez Raul J., Langford Andrew O., Senff Christoph J., Burris John F., McGee Thomas J., Sullivan John T., DeYoung Russell J., Al-Saadi Jassim, Johnson Matthew, Pszenny Alex
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 119, p 20001 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611920001
Popis: Ozone lidars measure continuous, high-resolution ozone profiles critical for process studies and for satellite validation in the lower troposphere. However, the effectiveness of lidar validation by using single-station data is limited. Recently, NASA initiated an interagency ozone lidar observation network under the name TOLNet to promote cooperative multiple-station ozone-lidar observations to provide highly timeresolved (few minutes) tropospheric-ozone vertical profiles useful for air-quality studies, model evaluation, and satellite validation. This article briefly describes the concept, stations, major specifications of the TOLNet instruments, and data archiving.
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