AEROCLO-sA F20 Lidar LNG aerosols

The airborne high spectral resolution (HSR) lidar LNG operated from the SAFIRE Falcon 20 during the AEROCLO-sA campaign. The aircraft was based in Walvis Bay, Namibia, and performed 10 flights for ~30 flight hours, from 5 to 12 September 2017.<br /> <br /> Observing strategy: <br /> LNG made observations of atmospheric reflectivity at 3 wavelengths: 355, 532 and 1064 nm. In addition, LNG measures polarized signal at 355 nm.<br /> <br /> LNG operated mostly in nadir pointing mode while the aircraft was flying around 8 to 10 km amsl. LNG also made zenith pointing measurements when the Falcon was performing downward spirals (sometimes down to the surface) for the sake of in situ sampling and measurements by the airborne sunphotometer PLASMA located on top of the aircraft.