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Record Search Query: [Keyword='LIDAR']
SAFARI 2000 MICRO-PULSE LIDAR CLOUD AND AEROSOL DATA, DRY SEASON 2000
Entry ID: s2k_mpl

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Summary
Abstract: Two Micro-Pulse Lidar (MPL) systems were deployed to Africa for the SAFARI 2000 experiment. One MPL was setup in Mongu, Zambia and the other was setup in Skukuza, South Africa. The primary focus of MPL work during SAFARI was to study the vertical distribution and optical properties of smoke from biomass burning in the region.
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -23.59   S: -25.5   E: 33.12   W: 30.76

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: CAMPBELL, J.SPINHIRNE, J.WELTON, J.
Dataset Title: SAFARI 2000 MICRO-PULSE LIDAR CLOUD AND AEROSOL DATA, DRY SEASON 2000
Dataset Release Date: 2004
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/715
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=715&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-08-16
Stop Date: 2000-09-24
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MPL > Micropulse Lidar
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COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 715

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
J. CAMPBELL
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (506) 452-3638
Fax: (506) 452-2495
Contact Address:
P.O. Box 4000, 1350 Regent Street South
City: Fredericton
Province or State: New Brunswick
Postal Code: E3B 5P7
Country: Canada
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-06-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-02-04

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