Title :
Automated Geophysical Observatory (AGO) Lidar - post Antarctic deployment performance
Author :
Rall, Jonathan A R ; Cvanaugh, J. ; Campbell, James ; Abshire, James B. ; Spinhirne, James D.
Author_Institution :
Laser Remote Sensing Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
A ground-based, autonomous, low-power atmospheric lidar instrument developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has been returned from an extended period on the Antarctic polar plateau. We report on the pre- and post-deployment performance of the AGO Lidar, compare the instrument performance with lidar models, and compare results with the anticipated performance of the new Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Lidar.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; AGO Lidar; Antarctic polar plateau; Automated Geophysical Observatory; Automatic Weather Station Lidar comparison; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; ground based autonomous low-power atmospheric lidar instrument; instrument performance; lidar models; post Antarctic deployment performance; Antarctica; Instruments; Laser radar; Observatories; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1027263
