Lidar Lab
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RAPCD lab in Feb. 2003, ready for occupancy

RAPCD lab in April 2003.

Roof-top Scanner for Doppler wind lidar and 1micron scanning aerosol lidar.



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2.1 micron Doppler wind lidar.

Ozone DIAL lidar. Short wavelength on top table, long wavelength on bottom.

Scanning aerosol YAG lidar on loan from Jay Herman/GSFC and Gordon Labow/GSFC.

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First light from the DIAL YAG-pumped dye laser on loan from John Burris/GSFC and Tom McGee/GSFC.

John Burris/GSFC just before first light.

Steve Johnson/MSFC at first light.

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Dye doubler first light.

 Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx and Dave Bowdle/UAH with the Doppler wind scanner. Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx, John Burris/GSFC, and Steve Johnson/MSFC.

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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. Shi Kuang/UAH with the scanning aerosol YAG lidar.

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Maurice Jarzembski/MSFC, Steve Johnson/MSFC, Mike Newchurch/UAH, and Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx. The RAPCD lidar team: Steve Johnson/MSFC, Dave Emmitt/Simpson Wx, Dave Bowdle/UAH, Mike Newchurch/UAH, John Burris/GSFC, Maurice Jarzembski/MSFC.