Title :
Lidar method for determination of quartz concentration in the tropospheric mineral aerosols
Author :
Tatarov, Boyan ; Sugimoto, Nobuo ; Matsui, Ichiro
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Environ. Studies, Tsukuba
Abstract :
We present a lidar method that enables the determination of quartz concentration in mineral aerosols. The method combines the Raman scattering lidar using a 466 cm-1 quartz line with a high-spectral resolution lidar (HSRL). The methodology and experimental results are described.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; atmospheric composition; atmospheric techniques; optical radar; quartz; remote sensing by laser beam; troposphere; Raman scattering lidar; SiO2; high-spectral resolution lidar; quartz concentration determination; tropospheric mineral aerosols; wave number 466 cm-1; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Backscatter; Extinction coefficients; Laser radar; Minerals; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Raman scattering; Ranam scattering; high-spectral resolution lidar; lidar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4424049
