The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET)

The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET) E.J. Welton, NASA GSFC Code 613.1 http://mplnet.gsfc.nasa.gov Tropopause Cirrus Transported Aerosol (Asian Dust, Pollution Boundary Layer (local aerosol) Example of MPLNET Level 1 Data: Atmospheric Structure Altitude (km) Time UTC MPLNET Sites: 2000 - current South Pole MPLNET Site: 1999-current What is MPLNET? • A federated network of micro pulse lidar sites around the world, coordinated and lead from Goddard Space Flight Center • Co-location with related networks, including NASA AERONET • Local, regional, and global scale contributions to atmospheric research • Satellite validation • Aerosol climate and air quality model validation • Impact of aerosol & cloud heights on direct and indirect climate effects • Support for wide variety of field campaigns Motivation: • IPCC - aerosol and cloud profiling requirements for climate studies • NASA Earth Science - NRC ACE mission for aerosol/cloud/ocean • A-Train and model validation What’s New? • Release new version 2 products • Continue active publication record (+40 papers since 2000) • Participate in Monsoon Year field campaigns in India and Asia Investigators, Partners, & Collaborators: • Principal Investigator: Judd Welton/613.1 • Tim Berkoff/GEST/613.1 • Brent Holben/614.4 • Si-Chee Tsay/613.2 • James Spinhirne/613.1 • Sebastian Stewart/SSAI/613.1 • Larry Belcher/GEST/613.1 • James Campbell/SSAI • GSFC Aerocenter • Many other national and international partners Micro Pulse Lidar (GSFC Patent)

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The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET). What is MPLNET?. Micro Pulse Lidar (GSFC Patent). South Pole MPLNET Site: 1999-current. A federated network of micro pulse lidar sites around the world, coordinated and lead from Goddard Space Flight Center - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET)

MPLNET Overview E.J. Welton, NASA GSFC Code 613.1 1/2008

http://mplnet.gsfc.nasa.gov

Tropopause

Cirrus

Transported Aerosol(Asian Dust, Pollution)

Boundary Layer(local aerosol)

Example of MPLNET Level 1 Data: Atmospheric StructureAltitude (km)

Time UTC

MPLNET Sites: 2000 - currentSouth Pole MPLNET Site: 1999-current

What is MPLNET?• A federated network of micro pulse lidar sites around the world, coordinated

and lead from Goddard Space Flight Center• Co-location with related networks, including NASA AERONET• Local, regional, and global scale contributions to atmospheric research

• Satellite validation• Aerosol climate and air quality model validation• Impact of aerosol & cloud heights on direct and indirect climate effects• Support for wide variety of field campaigns

Motivation:• IPCC - aerosol and cloud profiling requirements for climate studies• NASA Earth Science - NRC ACE mission for aerosol/cloud/ocean• A-Train and model validation

What’s New?• Release new version 2 products• Continue active publication record (+40 papers since 2000)• Participate in Monsoon Year field campaigns in India and Asia

Investigators, Partners, & Collaborators:• Principal Investigator: Judd Welton/613.1• Tim Berkoff/GEST/613.1 • Brent Holben/614.4 • Si-Chee Tsay/613.2 • James Spinhirne/613.1• Sebastian Stewart/SSAI/613.1 • Larry Belcher/GEST/613.1• James Campbell/SSAI • GSFC Aerocenter• Many other national and international partners

Micro Pulse Lidar (GSFC Patent)