Field-deployable diode-laser-based differential absorption lidar (DIAL) for profiling water vapor

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1073-1087

  Spuler, S M ^a   Repasky, K S ^b   Morley, B ^a   Moen, D ^b   Hayman, M ^a   Nehrir, A R ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FIELD OF VIEW; INSTRUMENTATION; LIDAR; TESTING METHOD; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84924211056     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-1073-2015     Document Type: Article

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