DocumentCode
484302
Title
Laser Sounder for Global Measufrement of Co2 Concentrations in the Troposhpere
Author
Riris, Haris ; Abshire, James B. ; Allan, Graham ; Sun, Xiaoli ; Chen, S. Jeffrey ; Kawa, Randy ; Mao, Jian-Ping ; Stephen, Mark ; Burris, John ; Wilson, Emily ; Krainak, Michael A.
Author_Institution
Goddard Space Flight Center, Sci. & Technol. Directorates, NASA, Greenbelt, MD
Volume
3
fYear
2008
fDate
7-11 July 2008
Abstract
We report progress in assessing the feasibility of a new satellite-based laser-sounding instrument to measure CO2 concentrations in the lower troposphere from space.
Keywords
atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; CO2; global carbon dioxide concentrations measurement; laser radar; lower troposphere; satellite-based laser-sounding instrument; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Instruments; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Sea measurements; Space technology; Laser radar; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2808-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779398
Filename
4779398
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