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GLOW
Goddard Lidar Observatory for Winds

The Goddard Lidar Observatory for Wind (GLOW) is a mobile, van-mounted Doppler lidar system operated by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It uses direct-detection Doppler lidar techniques to measure line-of-sight wind profiles. It detects either aerosol backscatter at 1064 nm or molecular backscatter at 355 nm to determine wind profiles from the surface to the lower stratosphere. Under typical clean-air conditions, GLOW can provide lidar wind profiles up to 20 km with a 1 km vertical resolution and 1-minute averaging.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar > Lidar Backscatter
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Lidar
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Backscatter
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles > Line Of Sight Winds
Full Column Profile
1 min
1 km
281.8 THz, 844.5 THz
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  • Bruce Gentry

  • Bruce Gentry

  • GSFC

  • NASA

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

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Instrument Operation

PECAN

Plains Elevated Convection at Night

2015
Great Plains, United States
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1 Deployment
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