Showing papers on "Atmospheric lidar published in 1993"
01 Oct 1993
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the design and performances of the Atmospheric Lidar instrument ATLID, a backscatter lidar and a candidate for a future Polar Mission of ESA (beyond ENVISAT-1).
Abstract: The paper describes the design and performances of the Atmospheric Lidar instrument. ATLID is a backscatter lidar and a candidate for a future Polar Mission of ESA (beyond ENVISAT-1). The instrument uses a solid-state Nd-Yag laser (1.06 μm wavelength) and a 0.8 m diameter telescope. A linear scanning (+/− 40°) ensures the required swathwidth (1400 Km). The selected concept consists of a lightweight scanning telescope associated to a contra-rotative flywheel for torque compensation.
5 citations
TL;DR: Performance estimates are carried out which suggest that the method may be feasible for atmospheric temperature profiling to ranges approaching 10 km.
Abstract: A new remote sensing method for temperature sounding of the atmosphere is put forward. The method is based on the Δk-lidar technique, and it detects the modulation of atmospheric lidar backscatter induced by an acoustic wave transmitted collinearly with the lidar. The method is examined as a possible means to extend the range and versatility of atmospheric temperature profiling beyond the limits of the standard radioacoustic sounding method. Performance estimates are carried out which suggest that the method may be feasible for atmospheric temperature profiling to ranges approaching 10 km.
4 citations
Proceedings Article•
02 May 1993TL;DR: The P-SOLALIS (portable solid-state atmospheric lidar system) as discussed by the authors is based on a highly-repetitive operation where they adopted a whole solid system using a Q-switched diode-pumped YAG laser and an avalanche photodiode.
Abstract: A portable lidar system would be greatly desirable for the measurement of local area air pollution, boundary layer meteorology, plume dispersion, and cloud physics. However, so far, a compact and convenient lidar system has not been fully developed. One of the authors constructed a pseudo-random code lidar (RM-CW lidar) system using a diode laser as a light source. It has a limited performance capacity due to its limited power. We proposed and presented a new system P-SOLALIS (portable Solid-state atmospheric lidar system)2,3 the P-SOLALIS is based on a highly-repetitive operation where we adopted a whole solid system using a Q-switched diode-pumped YAG laser and an avalanche photodiode(APD). Here we report its application to a sea fog observation.
1 citations