In 2022, the CNRS/INSU (https://www.insu.cnrs.fr) established the National Lidar Operational Group (GON LIDAR), which is responsible for redesigning lidar instruments for the long-term monitoring of important climate variables in the troposphere and stratosphere. The CEA/DRF (https://www.cea.fr/drf/Pages/La-DRF.aspx) is a strong supporter of this initiative, providing scientific and technical leadership for the group.
The new instruments developed by GON LIDAR will ensure the continuity of atmospheric measurement series that were initiated over 30 years ago at two key strategic sites for the validation of Earth observation space missions: the Haute-Provence Observatory (OHP) and the La Réunion Atmospheric Physics Observatory (OPAR).
The LIDARs at both observatories must be fully automated and remotely controllable. A star-shaped client/server architecture has been chosen.
