Lidar Tech Advances Cloud Study

According to a recent article on Phys.org Earth Sciences, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new type of lidar that can observe cloud structures at the scale of a single centimeter. This breakthrough technology has the potential to significantly enhance our understanding of atmospheric conditions, which could have implications for mineral exploration. By providing higher-resolution data on cloud structures, this technology could help improve climate modeling and weather forecasting, ultimately benefiting the mining industry. As reported, the high-resolution lidar enables pairing with measurements in well-controlled chamber experiments, a capability that has not been possible before.