The NASA GSFC Code 613.1 Scanning Raman Lidar was designed, constructed and is maintained at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. The upgrading, operation and analysis of the data from the system is a collaborative effort between NASA/GSFC, UMBC and industry partners.
Dr. David Whiteman, Atmospheric Lidar Scientist
Dr. Whiteman joined NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in 1979. Since 1980, he has worked in the design, implementation, and field deployment of Lidar systems and analysis of atmospheric lidar measurements to study atmospheric radiation and dynamics. The Lidar instruments he has worked with include the first mobile stratospheric ozone Lidar system, several versions of water vapor Raman Lidars including the current Scanning Raman Lidar system.
Dr. Whiteman recently developed a new remote sensing technique for measuring cloud droplet radius and number density using Raman lidar and used Raman Lidar measurements of cirrus cloud optical depth to derive particle size information in the cirrus clouds. He also leads the development of the Raman Airborne Spectroscopic Lidar (RASL), a NASA instrument incubator project which will be the first airborne Raman Lidar capable of measuring water vapor and other quantities during the daytime and the nighttime.
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Curator:
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Martin Cadirola, Ecotronics Digital Media |
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NASA Official:
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Dr. David Whiteman, David.N.Whiteman@nasa.gov |
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Friday, January 20, 2006 |
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