An experimental/analytical program to assess the utility of lidar for pollution monitoring [PDF]
The development and demonstration of lidar techniques for the remote measurement of atmospheric constituents and transport processes in the lower troposphere was carried out. Particular emphasis was given to techniques for monitoring SO2 and particulates,
Allen, R. J. +3 more
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Nd:Glass-Raman laser for water vapor dial [PDF]
, 1986 A tunable solid-state Raman shifted laser which was used in a water vapor Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system at 9400 A is described. The DIAL transmitter is based on a tunable glass laser operating at 1.06 microns, a hydrogen Raman cell to shift
Kagann, R. H. +2 more
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Temperature and humidity profiles in the atmosphere from spaceborne lasers: A feasibility study [PDF]
, 1984 Computer simulations of the differential absorption lidar technique in a space craft for the purpose of temperature and humidity profiling indicate: (1) Current technology applied to O2 and H2O lines in the .7 to .8 micrometers wavelength band gives ...
Grassl, H., Schluessel, P.
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A theoretical/experimental program to develop active optical pollution sensors [PDF]
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology was applied to the assessment of air quality, and its usefulness was evaluated by actual field tests. Necessary hardware was successfully constructed and operated in the field.
Blais, R. N. +2 more
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Latent Heat Fluxes over Complex Terrain from Airborne Water Vapour and Wind Lidars [PDF]
, 2009 Tropospheric profiles of water vapour and wind were measured with a differential absorption lidar (DIAL) and a heterodyne detection Doppler wind lidar collo-cated onboard the DLR Falcon research aircraft in the past two years.
Fix, Andreas +3 more
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, 2007 Motivated by the recognition that variation in the optical transmission of the atmosphere is probably the main limitation to the precision of ground-based CCD measurements of celestial fluxes, we review the physical processes that attenuate the passage ...
Benjamin R. Granett +20 more
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Differential Absorption Lidar to Measure Sub-Hourly Variation of Tropospheric Ozone Profiles [PDF]
, 2009 A tropospheric ozone Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system, developed jointly by the University of Alabama at Huntsville and NASA, is making regular observations of ozone vertical distributions between 1 and 8 km with two receivers under both ...
Burris, John F. +4 more
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Comparison of CO₂ Vertical Profiles in the Lower Troposphere between 1.6 µm Differential Absorption Lidar and Aircraft Measurements Over Tsukuba. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2018 Shibata Y +5 more
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Frequency Control of Multi-Pulse 2-micron Laser Transmitter for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Measurement [PDF]
Laser sources with highly stabilized emission wavelength is of paramount importance for a long term atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement from a space platform.
Antill, Charles W. +7 more
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Development of the Global Ozone Lidar Demonstrator (GOLD) Instrument for Deployment on the NASA Global Hawk [PDF]
, 2010 A compact ozone (O3) and aerosol lidar system is being developed for conducting global atmospheric investigations from the NASA Global Hawk Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and for enabling the development and test of a space-based O3 and aerosol lidar ...
Browell, Edward V. +9 more
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