DocumentCode
1876844
Title
Coherent Doppler wind lidar technology for space-based wind measurements including SPARCLE
Author
Kavaya, M.J. ; Singh, U.N.
Author_Institution
Global Hydrol. & Climate Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
28-28 May 1999
Firstpage
521
Abstract
Summary form only given. A NASA program to develop laser and optical technology to enable space-based global wind profiling has led to the 1997 approval of the SPARCLE shuttle mission, the mission and the technology development program will be discussed.
Keywords
Doppler radar; airborne radar; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; wind; NASA program; SPARCLE; SPARCLE shuttle mission; coherent Doppler wind lidar technology; space-based global wind profiling; space-based wind measurements; Laser radar; Noise level; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Signal generators; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-595-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834535
Filename
834535
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