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Overview of HARLIE Measurement Capabilities David Miller 1, Geary Schwemmer 2, Sangwoo Lee 1, Tom Wilkerson 3 1 Science Systems and Applications, Inc.

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1 Overview of HARLIE Measurement Capabilities David Miller 1, Geary Schwemmer 2, Sangwoo Lee 1, Tom Wilkerson 3 1 Science Systems and Applications, Inc. 2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 3 Utah State University http://harlie.gsfc.nasa.gov

2 Instrument Description Data products & examples Field study highlights Current work Summary Overview

3 Transmitter: diode pumped Nd:YAG, 1064nm wavelength, 1 mJ, 40 nsec pulse length, 5 kHz rep- rate, 100 µrad divergence Receiver: 40 cm diameter, f/2.5 volume phase transmission HOE, 45° diffraction angle, effective collection area 1064 cm^2, 200 µrad field-of-view, 0.5 nm bandpass Detector: Geiger mode Silicon Avalanche PhotoDiode Technical Data

4 Optical system

5 Scan Patterns Continuous Rotation Static Mode Sector Scan Step and Stare One variation

6 Data Products Real-Time Aerosol Backscatter Profiles Boundary Layer top Entrainment Zone Thickness Cloud Bottom Heights Wind Profiles

7 Bore wave investigation 0º 90º 180º 270º

8 Data Visualization

9 HOLO-1 6-13 March 1999 Logan, Utah HOLO-2 4-11 June 1999 Manchester, New Hampshire HARLIE Field Study History Engineering Test Flights May-June 1998

10 HARGLO-2 Wind Intercomparisons November 13 – 20, 2001 Wallops Island, VA WVIOP 2000 17 September – 7 October 2000 Lamont, Oklahoma HARLIE Field Study History IHOP 2002 May 13 – June 26, 2002 Oklahoma Panhandle

11 SERDP April 12-26, 2002 Fort Bliss, TX

12 Measurement Geometry DRI Site HARLIE E S road

13 Plume Cross Sections < 1 minute after vehicle pass  t= 1 minute  t= 2 minutes

14 Azimuth Scan Axis

15 Current work Calibrate HARLIE data – backscatter and extinction coefficients Aerosol mass loading Characterize plume extent and dispersion Characterize background aerosols Integrate the new azimuth scan axis

16 Summary Instrument overview Data products Field studies Current work

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19 Wave Image of HARLIE Data

20 Aerosol Backscatter and Extinction Coefficients


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