High-Detection-Sensitivity Doppler and Boltzmann Lidars for First Measurements of Vertical Fluxes of Sensible Heat and Meteoric Na and Fe in Antarctica

Key Points

• The aim is to utilize advanced lidars to measure fluxes of sensible heat and metallic elements in Antarctica.
• Implemented high-detection-sensitivity resonance-fluorescence Doppler and Boltzmann lidars.
• Conducted measurements at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
• Analyzed vertical fluxes of heat, sodium, and iron.
• Achieved first measurements of sensible heat flux in Antarctica.
• Detected vertical fluxes of meteoric sodium and iron.
• Provided insights into cosmic dust influx patterns and metal species lifetimes.