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pl23_wea03458.jpg

The brilliant green beam of the lidar at the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO)measures aerosols and water vapor high in the stratosphere

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Description

The brilliant green beam of the lidar at the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO)measures aerosols and water vapor high in the stratosphere. This unretouchedimage was made when fog briefly formed during an observing session. The cameraThe camera was leaned against the side of the dome that houses the Dobsonspectroradiometer that measures the ozone layer.

Photographer

Forrest M. Mims III

Display Date

2001 June 25

Location

Hawaii, Mauna Loa

Collection

Weather Service

Keywords

NOAA 200th Photo Contest