ALADIN

Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument

Satellite

ADM-Aeolus

Status

Being developed – To be utilised in the period 2010 to ~ 2012

Mission

Wind profile in clear-air. Also aerosol profile, cloud top height

Instrument type

Single-wavelength lidar (355 nm) with Doppler capability, side-looking (35° off-nadir). High Spectral Resolution Laser (HSRL) to discriminate aerosol types

Scanning technique

No scanning. Pulse echoes averaged over 50 km FOV. FOV sampled at 200 km intervals

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 16 d for cells of 100 km side

Resolution

Horizontal: 50 km FOV sampled at 200 km intervals. Vertical: 250 m to 2 km with increasing height

Resources

Mass: 500 kg - Power: 840 W - Data rate: 11 kbps