1. TOLNET – A Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Profiling Network for Satellite Continuity and Process Studies
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Newchurch Michael J., Kuang Shi, Leblanc Thierry, Alvarez Raul J., Langford Andrew O., Senff Christoph J., Burris John F., McGee Thomas J., Sullivan John T., DeYoung Russell J., Al-Saadi Jassim, Johnson Matthew, and Pszenny Alex
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Ozone lidars measure continuous, high-resolution ozone profiles critical for process studies and for satellite validation in the lower troposphere. However, the effectiveness of lidar validation by using single-station data is limited. Recently, NASA initiated an interagency ozone lidar observation network under the name TOLNet to promote cooperative multiple-station ozone-lidar observations to provide highly timeresolved (few minutes) tropospheric-ozone vertical profiles useful for air-quality studies, model evaluation, and satellite validation. This article briefly describes the concept, stations, major specifications of the TOLNet instruments, and data archiving.
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- 2016
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