Rotational vibrational-rotational Raman lidar: Design and performance of the RASC Raman lidar at shigaraki (34.8°N, 136.1°E), Japan

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4484, Issue , 2002, Pages 151-162

  Behrendt, Andreas ^a   Nakamura, Takuji ^a   Sawai, Yukihiko ^a   Onishi, Michitaka ^a   Tsuda, Toshitaka ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cirrus; Daytime lidar; Humidity; Laser remote sensing; Lidar; Raman lidar; Rotational Raman lidar; Rotational vibrational rotational Raman lidar; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKSCATTERING; NITROGEN; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADARS; LASER REMOTE SENSING; RAMAN BACKSCATTER; RAMAN LIDAR; RAMAN SIGNALS; WATER VAPOR MIXING;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0036396352     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452774     Document Type: Conference Paper

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