State of the Art Remote
Sensors

α-LIDAR

Features
State of the Art Remote Sensors

A State of the art continuous daytime depolarization LIDAR

The α-LIDAR is a state-of-the-art instrument designed to meet the operational and data quality requirements of the ACTRIS research Infrastructure


Continuous operation, providing daytime backscatter, one daytime, one extinction, one HSRL night-time extinction and three depolarization products
(3β, 1α-daytime+1 hsrl, 6a-nighttime, 3δ, 1 water vapour)

 

Polarization LIDAR FEATURES

Weather Forecasting

Early Warning

Remote Sensing

Gas & Particle Dispersion

Climate Change

Air Quality

α-LIDAR for MARS (Măgurele center for Atmosphere and Radiation Studies)

The system is the central instrument of the new MARS research station, designed to be the most modern such station in Eastern Europe

α-LIDAR is a reference system for the European ACTRIS Research Infrastructure (Aerosol, Cloud, and trace Gases research infraStructure- https://www.actris.eu/about). At the same time, the system will be used to identify future European Space Missions (ESA) and the US (NASA)

Without high-quality observation data to constrain predictive models, any forecast of the atmosphere is highly unreliable

High Quality Design

The α-LIDAR system is till now, the most advanced LIDAR system in Eastern Europe

Suitable for national facilities

ACTRIS core components are the national facilities, constituting of observatory and exploratory platforms. For the central facilities, ACTRIS core components are fundamental for the provision of harmonized high-quality data

Global climate observing system (GCOS) climate monitoring.

ACTRIS data and services are used to detect, model and assess climate change, support adaptation to climate change, monitor the effectiveness of policies for mitigating climate change, develop climate information services, promote sustainable national economic development and meet other requirements of the UNFCCC and other conventions and agreements

The functionality of ACTRIS is based on a large number of National Facilities (NFs) widely distributed over Europe and also located at selected sites outside of Europe

The major task of the NFs is the acquisition and delivery of quality-controlled data

 

RAYMETRICS

Key Applications

RESEARCH
Long-term support of observations and explorations of the Earth’s atmosphere (with a focus on aerosols, clouds and gaseous atmospheric compounds with limited lifespan)
Providing the necessary tools to address the socio-economic challenges facing current and future society, such as air quality issues and climate change
Increasing the scientific level by ensuring access to top research structures
Generating and disseminating knowledge, stimulating technological development with a positive impact on human health, adapting to climate change, protection against environmental hazards
MEDIA KIT

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Hardware

Raymetrics is developing a unique cloud-based platform that integrates LIDAR data with other sensors and information sources to address specific client needs

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