LiDAR Profiling Satellite Observations for Air Quality Applications

Start Date:

June 4, 2025

Description:

Active remote sensing observations, like those from LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging), can provide information on the vertical structure of atmospheric trace gases, aerosols, and clouds, complementing passive remote sensors. Lidars transmit laser pulses and measure laser light scattered back to determine the altitude of gases, aerosols, and clouds with high accuracy. This training introduces data-users to the fundamentals of lidar remote sensing, highlighting strengths, limitations and differences when compared to passive remote sensors. Case studies will be used to demonstrate how to interpret lidar imagery from a variety of past and current spaceborne lidars, including the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), the Ice, Cloud, and Elevation Satellite, version 2 (ICESat-2), and the Earth Cloud Aerosol Radiation Experiment (EarthCARE) and provide instruction on how to acquire lidar data for analysis by the user.

Targeted Audience:

This training is primarily intended for Local, state, federal, and international entities, including public and private sector organizations, wanting to integrate NASA Earth observations and IPCC projections of sea-level change, as well as impacts, for considerations into their work in different sectors; as well as any practitioners of sea-level observations or projections.

Host:

NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)

Organizer:

NASA-ARSET

Format/Training Type:

Online Course

Language:

English

Attendance:

Open

Qualifications:

Satellite Skills and Knowledge

Contact Name:

Brock Blevins

Contact Email:

brock.blevins@nasa.gov

Fees:

Link:

https://go.nasa.gov/4jIlOwr

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