Title :
Applications of Kalman filtering to derive water vapor profiles from Raman lidar and microwave radiometers
Author :
Han, Y. ; Westwater, Ed R. ; Ferrare, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Cooperative Inst. for Res. in Environ. Sci., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Water vapor profiles are derived from data provided by a Raman lidar and a microwave radiometer, as well as other instruments. The authors demonstrate that this system can provide accurate profiles at altitudes above which the Raman lidar technique is limited
Keywords :
Kalman filters; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; geophysical signal processing; humidity measurement; inverse problems; microwave measurement; optical radar; radiometry; remote sensing by laser beam; sensor fusion; Kalman filtering; Raman lidar; atmosphere; humidity; laser remote sensing; lidar; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radiometry; vertical profile; water vapor; water vapour; Clouds; Filtering; Instruments; Kalman filters; Laser radar; Microwave filters; Microwave measurements; Pollution measurement; Radiometers; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516770
