European Facility For Airborne Research Dec. 5, 2025, 08:38
| Name | Leosphere ALS 450 aerosol lidar |
| Acronym | EZ Lidar |
| Manufacturer | Leosphere |
| Manufacturer website | http://www.leosphere.com/en |
| Operated by | METOFFICE |
| Operated onboard |
| Name | Aerosol LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) |
| Acronym | Aerosol LIDAR |
| 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 |
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| Weight | 0.0 |
| Operating mode | Remote sensing |
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| Operational restriction | Requires operator Nadir-viewing only |
| Operational requirements | Minimum operating ambient temperature -8C Full beam overlap at ~300m range |
| Certification approvals | Certified for operation on the FAAM aircraft |
| Additional information |
| Access | Optional instrument fit on the FAAM aircraft |
| Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics | |
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