Abstract

Air chemistry studies require measurements of the depth of the mixed layer in which many of the chemical reactions take place. Lidar measurements provide an attractive option for providing high temporal resolution mixed layer depths in support of these studies. We have developed an eyesafe lidar system for measurements of the vertical distribution of boundary layer aerosols in support of an intensive series of air chemistry measurements conducted as part of the Southern Oxidents Research Program in Atlanta, Ga, during the summer of 1992. This lidar system was used in a semi-automated mode to monitor diurnal variations in vertical distributions of aerosols from which the depths of the boundary layer were inferred.

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