Title :
Calibration and performance of a high spectral resolution lidar
Author :
Eloranta, Edwin W.
Author_Institution :
Space Sci. & Eng. Center, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
High spectral resolution lidar systems measure atmospheric backscatter cross section, extinction cross section and depolarization without requiring poorly supported assumptions about the nature of atmospheric scattering or unstable inversion algorithms. System calibrations are independent of variations in atmospheric attenuation or window transmission. As a result, the accuracy of measurements are directly dependent the system calibration. This paper describes the calibration of the University of Wisconsin HSRL.
Keywords :
atmospheric optics; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; atmospheric attenuation; atmospheric backscatter cross section; calibration method; depolarization cross section; high spectral resolution lidar system; unstable inversion algorithm; Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Frequency measurement; Measurement by laser beam; Photonics; Receivers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7350-2
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2011.5747400
