During the Contract Period April 1, 1989, to September 30, 1992, the Earth Systems Science Laboratory (ESSL) in the Research Institute at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) conducted a program of basic research on atmospheric backscatter characteristics, leading to the development of a global backscatter model. The ESSL research effort was carried out in conjunction with the Earth System Observing Branch (ES43) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center, as part of NASA Contract NAS8-37585 under the Atmospheric Dynamics Program at NASA Headquarters. This research provided important inputs to NASA's GLObal Backscatter Experiment (GLOBE) program, especially in the understanding of global aerosol life cycles, and to NASA's Doppler Lidar research program, especially the development program for their prospective space-based Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (LAWS).


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    Title :

    Development of a Global Backscatter Model for NASA's Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder


    Contributors:
    D. Bowdle (author) / L. Collins (author) / D. Mach (author) / R. Mcnider (author) / A. Song (author)

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English