Andes Lidar Observatory
The Andes Lidar Observatory is a National Science Foundation Upper Atmosphere Facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Its main mission is to make detailed measurements of the upper atmosphere (80 to 110 km) above the Andes, with a suite of ground-based remote sensing instruments.
This observatory houses several passive optical instruments, including a Mesosphere Temperature Mapper, an Infrared Imager, a near-infrared All Sky Imager, and a meteor radar.
For scientists: More details can be found on the science page.
Andes Lidar Observatory
| Name(s) |
Andes Lidar Observatory |
| Status |
Operational |
| Broad Science Goals |
The data collected at ALO are being used for a broad range of scientific research. This includes characterization of gravity waves, planetary waves, gravity wave-tide interactions, instability processes and gravity wave breaking, atmospheric composition, gravity wave flux, eddy flux and turbulence diffusion. |
| Site |
Cerro Pachón, Chile |
| Location Coordinates |
30º 15’ 06.37’S
70º 44’ 17.50’W |
| Altitude |
2737 meters (8980 feet) |
| Enclosure |
N/A |
| Type |
Passive Optical instruments |
| Optical Design |
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| Field of View |
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| Diameter: Primary M1 |
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| Material: Primary M1 |
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| Diameter: Secondary M2 |
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| Material: Secondary M2 |
N/A |
| Mount |
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| First Light Date |
2009 |
| Adaptive Optics |
N/A |
| Images taken with the Andes Lidar Observatory |
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| Images of the Andes Lidar Observatory |
Link |
| Videos of the Andes Lidar Observatory |
Link |
| Press Releases with the Andes Lidar Observatory |
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