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The Army Lidar Verification Experiment Series (ALIVE)I-V 1989-1990 from the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory

Entry ID: OAR0115

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Summary

Abstract: ALIVE I-V was a series of five experiments conducted in collaboration
with the U.S. Army at White Sands, New Mexico. Data measuring the
concentration of atmospheric aerosols were received from a NOAA King
Air aircraft and used to calibrate and test Army lidar. These data
sets archive the data collected by NOAA during the experiment.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 32.0

S: 32.0

E: -106.0

W: -106.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1989-01-01

Stop Date: 1990-07-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE

VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW MEXICO > White Sands

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > CARBONACEOUS AEROSOLS > BLACK CARBON

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

AIRCRAFT

Project

ALIVE > Army Lidar Verification Experiment

Ancillary Keywords

BLACK CARBON

IDN_NODE GSFC/NOAA/OAR/ERL/ARL

Originating Center

NOAA/OAR/ERL/ARL

Data Center

Air Resources Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.arl.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: STAN WILKISON Contact Address: Air Resources Laboratory, R/E/ARx1 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA