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Lidar Data from Brazil

Entry ID: LIDA

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Summary

Abstract: The FISAT home page on the WWW is http://www.laser.inpe.br/fisat/ .

This set contains data obtained at the location of Sao Jose dos Campos
(23 degrees S, 45 degrees W), only.

>From 1972 to 1981 only night-time data of the Lidar backscatter return
at 589.0 nm are available. The periodicity of the data is
irregular. Generally short-duration measurements ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -23.0

S: -23.0

E: -45.0

W: -45.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1972-02-23

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > BRAZIL > Sao Jose dos Campos

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER > LIDAR BACKSCATTER

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION > RAYLEIGH SCATTERING

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

Ancillary Keywords

AEROSOL BACKSCATTER

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY

Originating Center

FISAT

Data Center

Upper Atmosphere Research Group, Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Data Center URL: http://www.laser.inpe.br/fisat/
Dataset ID: LIDAR > Laser Radar

Data Center Personnel
Name: PAULO PRADO BATISTA Phone: +55.123.25.6957 Fax: +55.123.21.8743 Email: INPEDAA at EU.FPSP.BR Contact Address: Aeronomy Division - DAE Coordination of Space and Atmospheric Sciences - CEA Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE Caixa Postal 515 City: Sao Jose dos Campos Postal Code: CEP 12201-970 Country: Brazil

Personnel

PAULO PRADO BATISTA

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +55.123.25.6957

Fax: +55.123.21.8743

Email: INPEDAA at EU.FPSP.BR

Contact Address:

Aeronomy Division - DAE

Coordination of Space and Atmospheric Sciences - CEA

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE

Caixa Postal 515

City: Sao Jose dos Campos

Postal Code: CEP 12201-970

Country: Brazil

EDUARDO WHITAKER BERGAMINI

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +55.12.3945.6166

Phone: +55.12.325.6603

Fax: +55.12.325.6150

Email: e.w.bergamini at uol.com.br

Contact Address:

MCT/INPE

Avenida dos Astronautas, 1758

City: Sao Jose dos Campos

Province or State: SP

Postal Code: 12227-010

Country: BRAZIL

BARCLAY ROBERT CLEMESHA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +55.123.25.6953

Fax: +55.123.21.8743

Email: INPEDAA at EU.FPSP.BR

Contact Address:

Aeronomy Division - DAE

Coordination of Space and Atmospheric Sciences - CEA

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE

Caixa Postal 515

City: Sao Jose dos Campos

Postal Code: CEP 12201-970

Country: Brazil

Publications/References

PRODUCT REFERENCES

Clemesha, B. R., Lidar Studies of Alkali Metals, Handbook of MAP,13,
99-112, 1984.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-13

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