Rotational Raman lidar for temperature measurements in the troposphere

Author

Haris, P.A.T. ; Philbrick, C.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Apr 1995

Firstpage

141

Lastpage

144

Abstract

The use of rotational Raman scattering to measure temperature in the lower troposphere has been investigated. Initial results have shown the value of this technique for temperature measurements from the ground to 10 km using the Applied Research Laboratory/Penn State University LAMP lidar. Comparisons with standard rawinsonde balloons show the rotational Raman technique´s accuracy and ability to measure temperature on small spatial and temporal scales. A statistical model of lidar performance. Assuming the use of the doubled wavelength (532 nm) Nd:YAG laser, has been developed to analyze the optimal instrumental configuration for rotational Raman temperature measurements in the mid-latitude troposphere

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; laser beam applications; meteorology; optical radar; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; temperature measurement; troposphere; Applied Research Laboratory; LAMP; Penn State University; Raman scattering; atmosphere; laser; lidar; measurement technique remote sensing; meteorology; rotational Raman lidar; statistical model; temperature; troposphere; Laboratories; Lamps; Land surface temperature; Laser radar; Measurement standards; Raman scattering; Rotation measurement; Temperature measurement; Terrestrial atmosphere; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, 1995. Conference Proceedings., Second Topical Symposium on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2402-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMEAS.1995.472383

Filename

472383