Airborne differential absorption lidar system for measurements of atmospheric water vapor and aerosols

Applied Optics

Volumn 33, Issue 27, 1994, Pages 6422-6438

  Higdon, Noah S ^a   Browell, Edward V ^a   Ponsardin, Patrick ^b   Grossmann, Benoist E ^c,d   Butler, Carolyn F ^b   Chyba, Thomas H ^f   Neale Mayo, M ^g   Allen, Robert J ^h   Heuser, Alene W ^c,e   Grant, William B ^a   Ismail, Syed ^a   Mayor, Shane D ^b   Carter, Arlen F ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c STX Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d THALES   (France)

^e National Center for Health Statistics   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^g LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Alexandrite laser; Differential absorption lidar; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE DIAL; DEW POINT HYGROMETER; LIDAR; RADIATION BUDGET; WATER VAPOUR;

AEROSOLS; LASERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; VAPORS;

ALEXANDRITE LASER; ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDAR SYSTEM; WATER VAPOR;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0028668432     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.33.006422     Document Type: Article

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