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The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET)

The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET). What is MPLNET?. Micro Pulse Lidar (GSFC Patent). South Pole MPLNET Site: 1999-current. A federated network of micro pulse lidar sites around the world, coordinated and lead from Goddard Space Flight Center

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The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET)

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  1. The NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET) What is MPLNET? Micro Pulse Lidar (GSFC Patent) South Pole MPLNET Site: 1999-current • A federated network of micro pulse lidar sites around the world, coordinated and lead from Goddard Space Flight Center • Co-location with related networks, including NASA AERONET • Local, regional, and global scale contributions to atmospheric research • Satellite validation • Aerosol climate and air quality model validation • Impact of aerosol & cloud heights on direct and indirect climate effects • Support for wide variety of field campaigns Tropopause Cirrus Transported Aerosol (Asian Dust, Pollution) Boundary Layer (local aerosol) Motivation: Investigators, Partners, & Collaborators: • IPCC - aerosol and cloud profiling requirements for climate studies • NASA Earth Science - NRC ACE mission for aerosol/cloud/ocean • A-Train and model validation • What’s New? • Release new version 2 products • Continue active publication record (+40 papers since 2000) • Participate in Monsoon Year field campaigns in India and Asia • Principal Investigator: Judd Welton/613.1 • Tim Berkoff/GEST/613.1 • Brent Holben/614.4 • • Si-Chee Tsay/613.2 • James Spinhirne/613.1 • Sebastian Stewart/SSAI/613.1 • Larry Belcher/GEST/613.1 • James Campbell/SSAI • GSFC Aerocenter • Many other national and international partners Example of MPLNET Level 1 Data: Atmospheric Structure Altitude (km) Time UTC MPLNET Sites: 2000 - current http://mplnet.gsfc.nasa.gov MPLNET Overview E.J. Welton, NASA GSFC Code 613.1 1/2008

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