2015•Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)Open access
TOLNet - A Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Profiling Network for Satellite Continuity and Process Studies
Michael J. Newchurch, Shi Kuang, Lihua Wang, Thierry M Leblanc, R. J. Alvarez, Andrew O’Neil Langford, Christoph J. Senff, Steve Brown, Bryan J. J. Johnson, John F. Burris, Thomas J. McGee, John T. Sullivan
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Abstract
Ozone lidars measure continuous, high-resolution ozone profiles critical for process studies and for satellite validation in the lower troposphere. However, the effectiveness of lidar validation by using single-station data is limited. Recently, NASA initiated an interagency ozone lidar observation network under the name TOLNet to promote cooperative multiple-station ozone-lidar observations to provide highly timeresolved (few minutes) tropospheric-ozone vertical profiles useful for air-quality studies, model evaluation, and satellite validation. This article briefly describes the concept, stations, major specifications of the TOLNet instruments, and data archiving.
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