====== Raymetrics Raman Lidar ======

//Mentor: [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/das-institut/mitarbeiter|N.N.]]//

===== Principle =====

The Raymetrics raman lidar provides continuous (24/7), unattended day and night temperature, water vapor,
backscatter coefficient and extinction profiling within the atmospheric boundary layer, through the
entrainment zone and into the free troposphere, at a fixed location.

The system can measure the following parameters:
  * Atmospheric temperature profile
  * Water vapor mixing ratio profile
  * Aerosol extinction, backscatter
  * Depolarization coefficient profiles


===== Instrument =====
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===== Data =====
  * If you are interested in receiving data please contact the instrument mentor: // [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/das-institut/mitarbeiter|N.N.]]//
  * Add link to data browser

===== History ====
^  Period  ^  Place  ^  Project  ^
| ... | ... | ... |


===== Specifications =====


^  Parameter  ^  Unit  ^ Value ^
|Emission wavelength|nm|355|
|Rotational Raman Channels for Temperature detection|nm|355|
|Telescope diameter (monoaxial design)|mm|400|
|Elastic Backscatter channel|nm|355|
|Depolarization Channel|nm|355|
|Effective range (day)|km|0,4 - 4,0|
|Effective range (night)|km|0,4 - 20|
|Spatial resolution (user adjustable)|m|60 - 900|
|Temporal resolution (30 min standart)|min|10 - 90|
|Laser repetition rate|Hz|10|
|Laser energy|mJ|200|
|Laser type||ND:YAG|
|Water Vapor profiles||Dusk to dawn measurements 408nm & 387nm channel|
|Humidity||Typical accuracy 5%. Resolution 0.1 g / Kg|
|Temperature accuracy||<2K|