Future Lidars for Cutting-Edge Sciences in the ITM Physics and Space-Atmosphere Coupling
Whitepaper #066 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research; infrastructure/workforce/other programmatic. Additional topics: research tools and infrastructure; ground-based missions/projects; space-based […]
by Xinzhao Chu, Guotao Yang, Zhibin Yu, Chester Gardner, Sharon Vadas, and Shikha Raizada
Published onJul 31, 2023
Future Lidars for Cutting-Edge Sciences in the ITM Physics and Space-Atmosphere Coupling
In the last 15 years, lidar observations have evolved to the significantly extended altitude ranges. The recent results demonstrate the huge potentials that lidars and their future generations will bring to the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere (ITM) physics and space-atmosphere interactions. This paper will focus on the future of ground-based lidar studies in enabling cutting-edge sciences.
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