Robert T. Menzies

TL;DR: In this article, the concepts of wind measurement by Doppler lidar, highlights the results of some observing system simulation experiments with lidar winds, and discusses the important advances in earth system science anticipated with Lidar winds.

TL;DR: Airborne measurements of CO(2) column abundance conducted during two 2009 campaigns using a 2.05 μm laser absorption spectrometer provide insight into the capabilities of the IPDA method for both airborne measurements and future global-scale CO( 2) measurements from low Earth orbit pertinent to the NASA Active Sensing of CO (2) Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons mission.

TL;DR: The spectroscopic requirements for a laser absorption spectrometer (LAS) approach to high-precision carbon dioxide measurements in the troposphere are discussed and differential absorption sounding characteristics for selected LAS transmitter laser wavelengths are presented.

TL;DR: The Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) as discussed by the authors was developed by NASA/Langley Research Center for a series of flights on the space shuttle beginning in 1994.

TL;DR: An analysis of the potential capabilities of a spectrally diversified DIAL technique for monitoring atmospheric species is presented assuming operation from an earth-orbiting platform and it is shown that IR systems have an advantage in lower atmospheric measurements, while UV systems are superior for middle and upper atmospheric measurements.