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HSRL
The HSRL instrument is an innovative technology that is similar to radar;
however, with lidar, radio waves are replaced with laser light.
Lidar allows researchers to see the vertical dimension of the atmosphere,
and the advanced HSRL makes measurements that can even distinguish among
different aerosol types and their sources. The HSRL technique takes advantage
of the spectral distribution of the lidar return signal to discriminate
aerosol and molecular signals and thereby measure aerosol extinction and
backscatter independently. It measures aerosol backscatter and
depolarization at 532, 1064 and 355 nm and aerosol extinction at 532 nm.
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