BeCOOL: A Balloon-Borne Microlidar System Designed for Cirrus and Convective Overshoot Monitoring

François Ravetta (1) , Vincent Mariage (1) , Emmanuel Brousse (2) , Eric d'Almeida (2) , Frédéric Ferreira (2) , Jacques Pelon (1) , Stéphane Victori (3)

1 TROPO - LATMOS
2 LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales
3 Société Cimel Electronique

A balloon-borne microlidar has been built at LATMOS to monitor cirrus optical properties and convective overshoot topography during long duration flights in the lower tropical stratosphere. Weighting less than 7 kg in a reduced volume and consuming less than 10 W, it will be involved in the CNES-Strateole2 campaign. This instrument paves the way to the use of microlidar technology for planetary missions.

Domaines: Physique Atmosphérique et Océanique [physics.ao-ph]

François Ravetta, Vincent Mariage, Emmanuel Brousse, Eric d'Almeida, Frédéric Ferreira, et al.. BeCOOL: A Balloon-Borne Microlidar System Designed for Cirrus and Convective Overshoot Monitoring. EPJ Web of Conferences, 2020, The 29th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 29), 237, 07003 (2p.). ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202023707003⟩. ⟨insu-02896973⟩