Infrared lidars for atmospheric remote sensing

Robert T. Menzies

doi:10.1117/12.48726

1 December 1991 Infrared lidars for atmospheric remote sensing

Robert T. Menzies

Proceedings Volume 1540, Infrared Technology XVII; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48726
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Lidars using pulsed TEA-CO2 transmitters and coherent receivers have been developed at JPL and used to measure atmospheric backscatter and extinction at wavelengths in the 9-11 micron region. The global winds measurement application of coherent Doppler lidar requires intensive study of the global climatology of aerosol and cloud backscatter and extinction. An airborne lidar was recently flown on the NASA DC-8 research aircraft for operation during two Pacific circumnavigation missions. The instrument characteristics, as well as representative measurement results, are discussed.

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Robert T. Menzies "Infrared lidars for atmospheric remote sensing", Proc. SPIE 1540, Infrared Technology XVII, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48726

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