Lidar observations of aircraft exhaust plumes

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1638-1651

  Bennett, Michael ^a   Christie, Simon ^a   Graham, Angus ^a   Raper, David ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Aircraft observations; Instrumentation sensors; Lidars lidar observations

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS; AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTS; AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; AUTOMATIC PROCESSING; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; DATA SETS; DISPERSION MODELS; ENGINE EMISSION; EXHAUST PLUMES; EYE SAFE; FIELD CAMPAIGN; INSTRUMENTATION/SENSORS; LIDAR OBSERVATION; LIDAR SIGNALS; LIDARS/LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; MANCHESTER; PARAMETERIZATIONS; WEAK SIGNALS;

AIR QUALITY; LANDING; TAKEOFF; THERMAL PLUMES; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; AIRPORT; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77958452213     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1412.1     Document Type: Article

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