Automated Geophysical Observatory (AGO) Lidar - post Antarctic deployment performance

A ground-based, autonomous, low-power atmospheric lidar instrument developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has been returned from an extended period on the Antarctic polar plateau. We report on the pre- and post-deployment performance of the AGO Lidar, compare the instrument performance with lidar models, and compare results with the anticipated performance of the new Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Lidar.