VAP : Raman LIDAR Vertical Profiles (RLPROF)

Instrument Categories
Aerosols, Atmospheric Profiling, Derived Quantities and Models

Rlprof data flow diagram

Data flowchart for the RLPROF family. (Larger image available.)

The Raman lidar automatically attempts to reoptimize the position of the laser beam in the detector's field-of-view every few hours (this is required for most narrow field-of-view lidar systems). However, this can introduce alignment artifacts in the narrow field-of-view data due to the way the detection channels are arranged on the optical bench. A suite of vaps have been developed to reduce or remove any artifacts introduced in the narrow field-of-view data by these automatic self-alignment "tweaks." For more details, see each VAP process web page of the Raman Lidar Profiles:
Aerosol Scattering Ratio,
Best Estimate Product,
Depolarization Ratio,
Aerosol Extinction,
Mixing Ratio and
Merge.

For more details about the Raman Lidar preliminary quicklook images, see the calendar. For more information about the Raman Lidar Profiles Best Estimate VAP (RLPROFBE), see the VAP report.

Output Products

10rlprofasr1ferr : 10-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol scattering ratio and backscattering coefficient profiles, from first Ferrare algorithm
10rlprofbe1news : Raman LIDAR (RL): Best-estimate state of the atmospheric profiles from Raman Lidar
10rlprofbe1turn : Raman LIDAR (RL): Best-estimate state of the atmos. profiles from RL & AERI+GOES retrievals
10rlprofdep1turn : 10-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol depolarization profiles and single layer cloud optical depths from first Turner algorithm
10rlprofext1ferr : 10-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol extinction profiles and aerosol optical thickness, from first Ferrare algorithm
10srlprofasr1ferr : 10-second Raman Lidar: aerosol scattering ratio and backscattering coefficient profiles, from first Ferrare algorithm
1rlprofasr1ferr : 1-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol scattering ratio and backscattering coefficient profiles, from first Ferrare algorithm
1rlprofext1ferr : 1-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol extinction profiles and aerosol optical thickness, from first Ferrare algorithm
2rlprofasr1ferr : 2-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol scattering ratio and backscattering coefficient profiles, from first Ferrare algorithm
2rlprofdep1turn : 2-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol depolarization profiles and single layer cloud optical depths
rlprofmerge1turn : Merged analog and photon counting profiles used as input for other RLPROF VAPs