ACLAIM
Airborne Coherent Lidar for Advanced In-flight Measurements
PROJECT DATES
03/24/1998 - 04/09/1998
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The purpose of the ACLAIM program is ultimately to establish the viability of light detection and ranging (lidar) as a forward-looking sensor for turbulence.
The goals of this fight test are to:
- demonstrate that the ACLAIM lidar system operates reliably in a fight test environment
- measure the performance of the lidar as a function of the aerosol backscatter coefficient
- use the lidar system to measure atmospheric turbulence and compare these measurements to onboard gust measurements
- make measurements of the aerosol backscatter coefficient, its probability distribution, and spatial distribution.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Principal Investigators:
- Rodney Bogue NASA
Project Manager:
- Dick Friesen NCAR/EOL
Data Manager:
- EOL Archive NCAR/EOL/DMS