Remote Sensing Aircraft Platform Info In addition to the NOAA
WP-3D aircraft, the 2004 experiment will feature a second
aircraft focused on the application of differential absorption
lidar (DIAL) techniques for remote sensing of local and regional
ozone and aerosol. This aircraft is one of the ICARTT 2004
Mobile Platform sites. Previous field studies have benefited
greatly from airborne measurements of ozone and aerosol profiles
to characterize the 3-dimensional structure of pollution plumes
and measure variability in mixing layer height. Airborne remote
sensing enables tracking of plumes from urban areas and point
sources, identification of isolated regions and layers of high
ozone concentration, observations of atmospheric layering as
characterized by aerosol structure, and investigation of local
meteorological effects such as sea breezes and orographic
lifting on pollution transport and mixing. Inclusion of a remote
sensing aircraft also provides information on the 3-dimensional
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