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DOPS
Dual Optical Pulse Sensor

The Dual Optical Pulse Sensor (DOPS) is an upgraded version of the Optical Pulse Sensor (OPS). It is used to study lightning in the atmosphere. DOPS collects data on the duration, intensity, and the waveform characteristics of lightning. DOPS can be used to study lightning occurring in the near infrared and visible parts of the wavelength spectrum.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning
Troposphere
0.328s
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386 THz, 346 THz
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1988)027%3C1369:ACOTOP%3E2.0.CO;2

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