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Laser Radar Observations of Seasonal Changes in Atmospheric Density in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The results of two years of laser radar observations, of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Kingston, Jamaica (18.0N, 76.8W), are described. These show the existence of a clear annual variation in atmospheric density ...
Laser Radar Observations of the θ3ω,1 Diurnal Atmospheric Tidal Mode Above Kingston, Jamaica
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The laser radar system at Kingston, Jamaica (189N, 17°W) has been used to study periodic variations in atmospheric density at altitudes between 68 and 100 km. A major feature of these variations is an oscillation with a ...
Lidar Observations of Dust from the Soufrière Volcanic Eruptions of April 1979
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Lidar observations of the stratosphere were made at Kingston, Jamaica (18.0°N, 76.8°W) following the eruptions of the Soufrière volcano of St. Vincent (13.2°N, 61.2°W) between 13 and 23 April 1979. Anomalous optical ...
A Joint Lidar Solar Radiometer Experiment
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Remote sensing of the lower atmosphere by lidar yields profiles of the backscattering cross section along the optical path. These may be simply converted to give a qualitative picture of the distribution of atmospheric ...
A Second-Generation Laser Radar
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A brief discussion of the laser-radar method for investigating atmospheric properties above the troposphere is given. A detailed description is then presented of a large new system which has been constructed in Jamaica. ...
A Laser Radar for Atmospheric Studies
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper describes equipment designed to observe variations in atmospheric density at heights up to 65 km by measuring the intensity of light back-scattered from a laser beam. The basic theory of the technique is briefly ...
Lidar Observations of the Stratospheric Aerosol Layer over Kingston, Jamaica
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Results are presented from an intensive study of the stratospheric aerosol layer over Kingston, Jamaica, made in 1978?79, using a ruby lidar system. The aerosol layer is found to extend up to an altitude of about 35 km, ...
Characteristics of Arctic Polar Stratospheric Clouds as Measured by Airborne Lidar
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Airborne lidar measurements of backscattering at 0.6943 ?m from polar stratospheric clouds, made in January 1984, are reported. The clouds, whose altitudes and geographical locations coincided with ambient atmospheric ...
SAGE I and SAM II Measurements of 1 μm Aerosol Extinction in the Free Troposphere
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The SAGE-I and SAM-II satellite sensors were designed to measure, with global coverage, the 1 ?m extinction produced by the stratospheric aerosol. In the absence of high altitude clouds, similar measurements may be made ...
Variation in the Stratospheric Aerosol Associated with the North Cyclonic Polar Vortex as Measured by the SAM II Satellite Sensor
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Aerosol extinction data obtained by the Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement II (SAM II) satellite instrument during the 1979/80 Northern Hemisphere winter season have been analyzed in relation to the cyclonic polar vortex. ...