Direct global measurements of tropospheric winds employing a simplified coherent laser radar using fully scalable technology and technique

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2214, Issue , 1994, Pages 237-249

  Kavava, Michael J ^a   Spiers, Gary D ^b   Lobl, Elena S ^c   Rothermel, Jeff ^a   Keller, Vernon W ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

COHERENT LASER RADAR; FULLY SCALABLE; GLOBAL MEASUREMENTS; INNOVATIVE DESIGN; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; SCIENTIFIC VALUES; SPACE BASED LASERS; TROPOSPHERIC WINDS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 85076620863     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.177663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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