Instruments
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John Burris/GSFC just before first light. Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx and Dave Bowdle/UAH with the Doppler wind scanner. First light from the DIAL YAG-pumped dye laser on loan from John Burris/GSFC and Tom McGee/GSFC: note green 532 nm, yellow 594 nm, and blue effect from UV 282 nm spot on far right card.

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Maurice Jarzembski/MSFC, John Burris/GSFC, Steve Johnson/MSFC mixing the dye for the tropospheric ozone lidar. Jing Song/UAH with the GSFC GUV (Ground-based UV instrument) on loan from Jay Herman/GSFC and Gordon Labow/GSFC. Some of the RAPCD lidar team: Steve Johnson/MSFC, Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx, Dave Bowdle/UAH, Mike Newchurch/UAH, John Burris/GSFC, Maurice Jarzembski/MSFC.

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Shi Kuang/UAH with the scanning aerosol YAG lidar on loan from Jay Herman/GSFC and Gordon Labow/GSFC. The Nicolet FTIR (left) and Infrared Aerosol Analyzer (right) in the Amor lab.

2.1 micron Doppler wind lidar


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Roof-top Scanner for Doppler wind lidar and 1 micron scanning aerosol lidar. Infrared Aerosol Analyzer (IAA) and Nicolet FTIR in Amor lab. Ozone DIAL lidar. Short wavelength on top table, long wavelength on the bottom.

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The dinner celebration: Hopey/UAH, Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx, Mike Newchurch/UAH, Dave Bowdle/UAH, John Burris/GSFC.