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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 362, 2026
31st International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 31) Held Together with the 22nd Coherent Laser Radar Conference (CLRC 22)
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| Article Number | 04017 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Lidar Measurements in the Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636204017 | |
| Published online | 09 April 2026 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636204017
How reliable are temperature measurements with a large 355-nm Rayleigh lidar at high altitudes?
(a) Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, IMK-IFU, Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
(b) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum, 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
(c) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, U.S.A. Lead Author e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Published online: 9 April 2026
Abstract
Temperature profiles retrieved from the 355-nm Rayleigh channel of the big Raman lidar at the Schneefernerhaus high-altitude station (UFS, 2675 m a.s.l.), calibrated with mesopause OH airglow measurements at UFS, are compared with corresponding profiles from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) for nearby passa-ges. Above 40 km the MLS temperatures exhibit a low bias with respect to the lidar.
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