European Facility For Airborne Research Nov. 24, 2024, 05:14
| Name | Ozone Lidar EXperiment |
| Acronym | OLEX |
| Manufacturer | DLR |
| Operated by | DLR |
| 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 | 100.0 |
| Operating mode | Remote sensing |
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| 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. |
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| Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics | |
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