Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net 1680-7367 1680-7375 7 3 2007 10.5194/acpd-7-7569-2007 http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/7/7569/2007/ http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/7/7569/2007/acpd-7-7569-2007.html http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/7/7569/2007/acpd-7-7569-2007.pdf 7569 7602 2007-05-31 Scanning rotational Raman lidar at 355 nm for the measurement of tropospheric temperature fields M. Radlach radlach@uni-hohenheim.de A. Behrendt V. Wulfmeyer University of Hohenheim, Institute of Physics and Meteorology, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany For high-resolution measurements of temperature fields in the atmospheric boundary layer and the lower free troposphere a scanning eye-safe lidar which deploys the rotational Raman technique at 355 nm was developed. To optimize the filters of the receiver for both high nighttime and daytime performance, detailed simulation studies have been performed. 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