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Entry: MPL

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The MPL (Spinhirne et al. 1995) is a compact and eye-safe lidar system capable of determining the range of aerosols and clouds by firing a short pulse of laser light (at 523, 527, or 532 nm) and measuring the time-of-flight from pulse transmission to reception of a returned signal. The returned signal is a function of time, converted into range using the speed of light, and is proportional to the amount of light backscattered by atmospheric molecules (Rayleigh scattering), aerosols, and clouds. The evolution of the MPL from the initial Spinhirne et al. (1995) optical design to the standard design now used in MPLNET is described in detail by Campbell et al. (2002) and Welton and Campbell (2002), including on-site maintenance, and calibration techniques.

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is a Concept | Sensor
changed on 1 Dec 2023 10:43:54.646
submitted byViqui Agazzi
accepted on 29 Sep 2022 09:14:26.226

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date accepted 29 Sep 2022 09:14:26.226
date submitted 29 Sep 2022 09:11:15.006
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item class Sensor | Concept
label MPL
modified 1 Dec 2023 10:43:54.646
notation c_24ebb449
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status status experimental
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account name victoria.agazzi@teledetection.fr
name Viqui Agazzi

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broader Lidar/Laser Spectrometers
definition The MPL (Spinhirne et al. 1995) is a compact and eye-safe lidar system capable of determining the range of aerosols and clouds by firing a short pulse of laser light (at 523, 527, or 532 nm) and measuring the time-of-flight from pulse transmission to reception of a returned signal. The returned signal is a function of time, converted into range using the speed of light, and is proportional to the amount of light backscattered by atmospheric molecules (Rayleigh scattering), aerosols, and clouds. The evolution of the MPL from the initial Spinhirne et al. (1995) optical design to the standard design now used in MPLNET is described in detail by Campbell et al. (2002) and Welton and Campbell (2002), including on-site maintenance, and calibration techniques.
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label MPL
pref label MPL
type Concept | Sensor