Title :
Airborne measurements of CO2 column absorption using a pulsed wavelength-scanned laser sounder instrument
Author :
Abshire, James B. ; Riris, Haris ; Hasselbrack, Bill ; Allan, Graham ; Weaver, Clark ; Mao, Jianping
Author_Institution :
Solar Syst. Exploration Div., NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated airborne measurements of CO2 column absorption at 1571.4 nm from 10 km altitudes with a wavelength-scanned lidar using a pulsed diode-seeded EDFA transmitter and a photon counting receiver.
Keywords :
atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; carbon compounds; chemical variables measurement; erbium; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre amplifiers; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; troposphere; CO2; airborne measurement; altitude 10 km; column absorption; photon counting receiver; pulsed diode-seeded EDFA transmitter; pulsed wavelength-scanned laser sounder instrument; tropospheric carbon dioxide concentration measurement; wavelength 1571.4 nm; wavelength-scanned lidar; Absorption; Diodes; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Instruments; Laser radar; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse measurements; Transmitters; Wavelength measurement; (280.1910) Differential Absorption Lidar; (280.3640) Lidar;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
