LASE_SOLVE: Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment Data from the Arctic

Arctic measurements of stratospheric composition were collected from November 1999 to March 2000. The Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment (LASE) aboard NASA aircraft produced vertical profiles of aerosols and water vapor from 6-8 km down to the surface. This data was gathered by NASA during the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE) campaign to validate satellite measurements and study polar ozone processes.

Use Cases

• Model polar ozone loss based on stratospheric composition measurements.
• Validate satellite ozone readings based on ground and aircraft instrument data.
• Analyze aerosol distribution in the Arctic atmosphere based on lidar vertical profiles.
• Study water vapor transport in the stratosphere based on lidar profile data.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, indicating a finalized dataset.
• Campaign involved multiple measurement platforms including aircraft, balloons, and ground instruments.
• Specific temporal coverage from November 1999 to March 2000.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measurements from airborne lidar (LASE) aboard NASA aircraft, plus other instruments.

Time Range

November 1999 to March 2000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:56:38.085432; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arctic, with operations based in Kiruna, Sweden.