Title :
Compact airborne aerosol lidar system
Author :
Holmes, Andrea D. ; De Young, Russell J. ; Severance, Kurt
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
A compact 532 nm and 1064 nm aerosol lidar has been deployed for small aircraft and ground based atmospheric measurements. Analog and photon counting detection are used to provide high resolution 3-D profiles over the Atlantic Ocean.
Keywords :
airborne radar; aircraft; measurement by laser beam; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; optical radar; photon counting; underwater optics; 1064 nm; 532 nm; Atlantic Ocean; airborne aerosol lidar system; analog detection; ground based atmospheric measurements; high resolution 3-D profile; photon counting detection; Aerosols; Aircraft; Aluminum; Filters; Laser radar; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical receivers; Sea measurements; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549351
