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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 119, 2016
The 27th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 27)
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Article Number | 05008 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Poster Session (Lidar for Trace Gas Monitoring) | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611905008 | |
Published online | 07 June 2016 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611905008
The Zugspitze Raman Lidar: System Testing
Karlsruher Institut für Techologie, IMK-IFU, Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany
email: thomas.trickl@kit.edu
Published online: 7 June 2016
A high-power Raman lidar system has been installed at the high-altitude research station Schneefernerhaus (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany) at 2675 m a.s.l., at the side of the existing wide-range differrential-absorption lidar. An industrial XeCl laser was modified for polarized single-line operation at an average power of about 175 W. This high power and a 1.5-m-diameter receiver are expected to allow us to extend the operating range for water-vapour sounding to more than 25 km, at an accuracy level of the order of 10 %. In addition, temperature measurements in the free troposphere and to altitudes beyond 80 km are planned. The system is currently thoroughly tested and exhibits an excellent performance up to the lowermost stratosphere. We expect that results for higher altitudes can be presented at the meeting.
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