Title :
Solid-state coherent laser radar for atmospheric sensing
Author :
Milton Huffaker, R.
Author_Institution :
Coherent Technol. Inc., Lafayette, CO, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
Coherent laser radar systems have been developed and applied to atmospheric wind field measurements, aircraft wake vortex monitoring, aerosol plume tracking, airport wind shear and gust front monitoring, as well as military air cargo drops.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; aerosols; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; military aircraft; military radar; optical radar; optical tracking; remote sensing by laser beam; solid lasers; vortices; wakes; wind; aerosol plume tracking; aircraft wake vortex monitoring; airport wind shear; atmospheric sensing; atmospheric wind field measurements; coherent laser radar systems; gust front monitoring; military air cargo drops; solid-state coherent laser radar; Aerosols; Airborne radar; Atmospheric measurements; Laser radar; Military aircraft; Monitoring; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811346
