NAMMA LIDAR ATMOSPHERIC SENSING EXPERIMENT (LASE)

NASA's Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment (LASE) system was operated during the the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) campaign to gather water vapor mixing ratio and aerosol scattering ratio (815 nm) profiles. Other derived parameters include: relative humidity, equivalent potential temperature, virtual potential temperature, precipitable water vapor profiles, aerosol backscatter, aerosol extinction, and aerosol optical thickness profiles (815 nm). Aerosol data are reported as Atmospheric Scattering Ratios on a logarithmic scale. Water Vapor data are reported as mixing ratios (g/kg) on both a Linear and logarithmic scale. LASE was operated from the NASA DC-8 aircraft during 14 NAMMA campaign flights between August 15 and September 12, 2006.

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(START DATE: August 15, 2006 - STOP DATE: September 12, 2006)

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