Measurements Provided:
Cloud and aerosol backscatter coefficient and depolarization ratio; cloud optical depth, and extinction coefficient
Measurement Characteristics:
Wavelength: 532 nm
Minimum Range: 350 m
Maximum Range: 10 km or cloud attenuation
Sampled Range Resolution: 7.5 m
Sampled Time Resolution: 0.5 sec
Lidar typically cannot penetrate liquid water and mixed phase clouds beyond a few 10s of meters. Ice cloud penetration is typically 1-4 km depending on the cloud density.