An optical principle discovered more than a century ago may soon find new applications in such areas as monitoring ...

Atmospheric Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is widely used in aviation and aeronautic applications. LiDAR applications are not only used as tools for scientific studies but also to improve flight ...

The atmospheric lidar ATLID, the last of four instruments on board the EarthCARE satellite launched in May, has now been successfully put into operation. The mission is designed to measure clouds, ...

The EarthCARE satellite, a joint venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), was launched in May 2024 to provide a new level of insight into the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A top-down view of the lidar. A laser fires from the aperture on the right and then the telescope aperture on the left opens its "eye" briefly to collect photons backscattered from the atmosphere.

BHUBANESHWAR: In a major technological breakthrough, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully developed India's first indigenous aerosol lidar, which will help in ...

The National MST Radar Facility at Gadanki near Thirupati, under the Department of Space, has set up a Sodium Lidar, which is a ground based instrument for studying vertical and temporal structure of ...