DocumentCode
2237435
Title
Lidar Methods for Studying Asian Dust Phenomena
Author
Sugimoto, Nobuo
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. for Environ. Studies, Tsukuba
fYear
2007
fDate
26-31 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Continuous observations of Asian dust are performed with a network of two-wavelength Mie-scattering lidars. The data are used for validation/assimilation of dust transport models. A polarization lidar using two wavelengths, and a Raman lidar detecting quartz contained in dust particles were newly developed for studying characteristics of Asian dust.
Keywords
Mie scattering; atmospheric composition; dust; measurement by laser beam; optical radar; quartz; Asian dust phenomena; Raman lidar; dust particles; dust transport models; polarization lidar; quartz; two-wavelength Mie-scattering lidars; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Extinction coefficients; Filters; Laser radar; Particle measurements; Polarization; Pollution measurement; Raman scattering; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1174-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391110
Filename
4391110
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