Title :
Development of a 3-D scanning 1.5 μm portable aerosol lidar
Author :
Lewis, Kyle ; Gong, Wei ; Temple, Doyle A. ; Omar, Ali H. ; Mangana, Jan
Author_Institution :
Center for Lidar & Atmos. Sci., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Abstract :
The design, testing and field measurements with a portable, eye-safe, 85 mJ, 15 Hz, 1.5 μm 3-D scanning aerosol lidar system is presented.
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric measuring apparatus; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; 1.5 micron; 15 Hz; 3D scanning IR portable aerosol lidar; 85 mJ; CLASS project; Center for Lidar and Atmospheric Sciences Students; Hampton University; atmospheric laser remote sensing; design; field measurements; optical parametric oscillator; portable eyesafe lidar system; testing; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Laser beams; Laser radar; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; System testing; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1027261
