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Systematic lidar measurements of the stratospheric ozone vertical distribution
Author(s) -
Godin S.,
Mégie G.,
Pelon J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl016i006p00547
Subject(s) - lidar , altitude (triangle) , ozone , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , stratosphere , ozone layer , high resolution , meteorology , geology , remote sensing , physics , mathematics , geometry
Lidar measurements of the ozone vertical distribution have been performed on a routine basis at the Observatoire de Haute‐Provence, starting in October 1986. They provide a unique data base which is used to derive the observed seasonal behaviour of ozone in various altitude ranges from 25 to 45 km with a height resolution much higher than previous operational systems. Comparison with Umkehr measurements performed at the same location show a rather good agreement in layers 5 and 6 with unexpected differences appearing in the uppermost layers.