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Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar - png images

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Summary

This dataset contains SABL (Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar) images obtained aboard the NCAR/NSF C-130 aircraft during the Mexico: Megacities Impact on Regional and Global Environment (MIRAGE) This experiment is a sub-program of the Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations (MILAGRO). The images are png images compressed into tar files.

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ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifiers	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6GM85N3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6MC8XB0
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2014-05-19)
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Related projects	MILAGRO: Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations MIRAGE_Mexico: Megacities Impact on Regional and Global Environment (a MILAGRO sub-program)
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Lidar Upper Air
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	Lidar NCAR SABL - Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	LIDAR BACKSCATTER Expand keywords
Related links	supercedes: 93.038: Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar (SABL) - png images info: MILAGRO Data Policy info: MILAGRO Missions homepage: MIRAGE Mexico Project Homepage homepage: Milagro (Parent Project) page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-03-04 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-03-29 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 22.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 17.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -102.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -96.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2014. Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar - png images. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6MC8XB0. Accessed 14 Dec 2025.

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