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Instrument: Ozone Lidar EXperiment

Name Ozone Lidar EXperiment
Acronym OLEX
Manufacturer DLR
Operated by DLR
Operated onboard

Instrument type

Name Aerosol LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging)
Acronym Aerosol LIDAR

Principle of operation

Measured parameter Aerosol backscatter coefficient
Operating principle

Laser pulses are transmitted, the backscattered radiation is collected in a telescope and measured by appropriate detectors. The ranging is done by measuring the pulse travel time. The backscattered signal contains information on the microphysical particle properties (aerosol Lidar).

Measurement(s) Active Remote Sensing

Dimension and weight

External dimension
Weight 100.0

Performance

Operating mode Remote sensing
Range

Resolution

Sensitivity

Accuracy

Bandwidth

Modifications

Vertically upward pointing.

Operating at 3 wavelengths : 308 nm; 345 nm; 532 nm

Spatial distribution of PSCs (resolution : vertical : 15 m, horizontal : 20 m)

Discrimination between type Ia / Ib / II PSCs

Backscatter-ratios of stratospheric aerosols.

Ozone profiles from 12 to 26 km

Vertical resolution 1 km, horizontal resolution 20-30 km

Detection of different airmasses using the aerosol concentration as tracer.

Operational restriction

Operational requirements

Certification approvals

Additional information

Access, host and processing

Access

Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics

General description

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