Concept information
Preferred term
MACAWS
Definition
- The Multi-center Airborne Coherent Atmospheric Wind Sensor (MACAWS) is an airborne, pulsed, scanning, coherent Doppler laser radar (lidar) that remotely senses the distribution of wind velocity and aerosol backscatter within three-dimensional volumes in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. MACAWS, presently configured to fly on the NASA DC-8 research aircraft, was developed jointly by the atmospheric lidar remote sensing groups of NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory (ETL), and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Nearly all of the MACAWS hardware components were developed for previous atmospheric research programs. The re-use of these field-tested components has resulted in considerable cost savings to the Government. Interagency cooperation among the atmospheric lidar remote sensing groups also ensures that research activities are both scientifically synergistic and cost-effective. For example, the MACAWS laser transmitter is that of the highly successful mobile ground-based Doppler lidar ("Windvan") developed by NOAA ETL and deployed for a number of experiments. More Information: "http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/macaws.html" [Adapted from the NASA/MSFC/GHCC Homepage] (en)
Broader concept
- Profilers/Sounders (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b8d36404-e132-4401-a176-b61704be3bde
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