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pl23_wea03457.jpg

The brilliant green beam of the lidar at the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO)pierces up to the stratosphere to measure aerosols and water vapor

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Description

The brilliant green beam of the lidar at the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO)pierces up to the stratosphere to measure aerosols and water vapor.

Photographer

Forrest M. Mims III

Display Date

2001 June 25

Location

Hawaii, Mauna Loa

Collection

Weather Service

Keywords

NOAA 200th Photo Contest