ALOMAR: atmospheric science using lidars,radars and ground based instruments |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India;2. National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, India;3. Space Physics Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, India;4. B1, Ceebros, 47/20, IIIrd Main Road, Chennai, India;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran;1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London N6A 3K7, Canada;2. Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ondrejov CZ-25165, Czech Republic;1. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Meteoroid Environment Office, Natural Environments Branch, EV44 Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, United States;2. Qualis/ESSSA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Meteoroid Environment Office, Natural Environments Branch, EV44 Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, United States;3. Jacobs/ESSSA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Meteoroid Environment Office, Natural Environments Branch, EV44 Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, United States;1. Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Mlynská dolina, Bratislava SK-84248, Slovakia;2. Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides - Observatoire de Paris, 77 avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | On top of the 379 m high Ramnan mountain on the island of Andøya (69°30′N, 16°01′E) in Northern Norway, the ALOMAR (The Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmospheric Research) will soon be in operation. Through measurements of different atmospheric parameters, ALOMAR will provide information on the dynamics of the middle and upper atmosphere using ground-based instrumentation. Routine measurements, including ozone observations, can be carried out more efficiently than currently possible. The observatory is currently using three LIDAR instruments, one radar and several ground-based instruments to measure density, temperature, wind profiles and aerosol densities over a height range of approximately 10 to 100 km. ALOMAR will provide scientists worldwide with the opportunity for year-round, in-depth studies of the polar middle atmosphere, concentrating on physics, chemistry and meteorology. The observatory will offer unique research opportunities, and its activities can be correlated using the Andøya Rocket Range (ARR), who operate the facility, and with other important research facilities such as the EISCAT radar, and the University of Tromsø observatories which are located nearby. There are many opportunities for additional cooperative scientific experiments using ground-based measurements and instruments carried by aircraft, balloons and sounding rockets. |
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