Lidar observation in Niigata

(Ministry of the Environment/ACAP/NIES)
Location: 138.94E, 37.84N (to Japanese page)

Specifications of the Matsue lidar
Wavelength (nm)532, 1064
Laser power (mJ)20(532), 20(1064)
Repetition rate (Hz)10
Diameter of telescope (cm)20
DirectionVertical (fixed)
Measurement range (km)0 - 18
Range resolution (m)6
Temporal resolution (min)15 (typical)
ParameterBackscattering intensity(532, 1064)
Depolarization ratio(532)
OperationAutomated, Continuous

Time-height indications of backscattering intensity and depolarization ratio

Recent 5 days (updated everyhour)
Archives (from Mar 2007)

Niigata Lidar (in Japanese)
Return to NIES Lidar Home Page
nsugimot@nies.go.jp, shimizua@nies.go.jp