The marbll experiment: towards a martian wind lidar
Abstract
Operating a lidar on Mars would address the crucial need of monitoring wind and aerosol profiles in the boundary layer. We report recent developments of a compact direct-detection wind lidar designed to be accomodated on landed platforms or rovers. A new laser source has been developed and an azimutal scanning capability has been added. Preliminary results of a field campaign are presented. The lessons learnt from this campaign in view of putative lidar measurements on Mars are also discussed.
Domains
Sciences of the Universe [physics] Astrophysics [astro-ph] Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP] Sciences of the Universe [physics] Astrophysics [astro-ph] Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR] Sciences of the Universe [physics] Astrophysics [astro-ph] Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]
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