Concept information
Preferred term
LASE
Definition
- The Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment (LASE) program was initiated as an effort to produce an autonomous system for measuring water vapor levels from airborne and spaceborne platforms using LIDAR technology. Objectives include: 1. Develop and demonstrate autonomous DIAL systems from airborne and spaceborne platforms. 2. Measure water vapor, aerosol, and cloud profiles from a high altitude extended range U-2 (ER-2) aircraft. Use of experiment: 1. Studies of air mass modification 2. Studies of latent heatflux 3. Studies of the water vapor component of the hydrological cycle 4. Studies of atmospheric transport using water vapor as a tracer of atmospheric motions The simultaneous measurement of aerosol and cloud distributions can provide important information on atmospheric structure and transport, and many meteorological parameters can also be inferred from these data. In addition, the impact of subvisible and visible aerosol/cloud layers on passive satellite measurements and radiation budgets can be assessed. The atmospheric science investigations that can be conducted with LASE are greatly enhanced because measurements of water vapor profiles and column content are made simultaneously with aerosol and cloud distributions For more information, link to "http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/lase/ASDlase.html" (en)
Broader concept
- J - L (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/95ca30fa-625e-4b18-b003-240841efa9b5
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