Status and performance of the CALIOP lidar
- 4 November 2004
- proceedings article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
- Vol. 5575, 8-16
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571955
Abstract
The Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) is the primary instrument on the CALIPSO satellite, which is scheduled to launch in 2005. CALIOP will provide profiles of total backscatter at two wavelengths, from which aerosol and cloud profiles will be derived. The instrument also measures the linear depolarization of the backscattered return, allowing discrimination of cloud phase and the identification of the presence of non-spherical aerosols. CALIOP is complete and has been tested in a ground-based configuration. This paper provides information on basic characteristics and performance of CALIOP.Keywords
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