Multi-function Airborne Raman Lidar (MARLi) and Airborne Doppler Lidar (ADL) are a NSF Community Instrument and Facility (CIF) to fill the atmospheric science community’s needs in the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL). The MARLi and ADL, developed by the PI with NSF supports, can provide simultaneous water vapor, temperature, wind, aerosol, and cloud profiles within the PBL from the NSF/NCAR C-130 and G-V and the University of Wyoming King Air (UWKA), which are the major NSF supported Lower Atmosphere Observing Facilities (LAOF).

Figure 1: MARLi installation on the NSF/NCAR C-130.

To increase MARLi and ADL utility, we will also make them available as a part of a new PBL Moving Active Profiling System (PBLMAPS), which integrates the MARLi and zenith pointing ADL with other instruments in a cargo van. The PBLMAPS could provide uninterrupted operations while driving under safe-weather conditions to complement airborne measurements.

Figure 1:  Updated PBLMAPS with the LICOR flux system and a rooftop-mounted air conditioner enabling MARLi operation in hot conditions.