Differential absorption lidar sensing of ozone

Author

Browell, Edward V.

Author_Institution

Div. of Atmos. Sci., NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA

Volume

77

Issue

3

fYear

1989

fDate

3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

419

Lastpage

432

Abstract

The differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique for deriving O₃ profiles from lidar measurements is discussed. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration´s airborne DIAL system is described, and examples of a broad range of O₃ and aerosol measurements are presented from a number of field experiments. The airborne and ground-based DIAL measurements discussed demonstrate the outstanding capability of lidar for conducting O₃ investigations throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere under widely different atmospheric conditions.

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; optical radar; ozone; ozonosphere; remote sensing by laser beam; stratosphere; troposphere; DIAL; NASA; O₃ profiles; aerosol measurements; airborne DIAL system; atmospheric conditions; differential absorption lidar; field experiments; ground-based DIAL measurements; laser remote sensing; lidar measurements; lidar sensing of ozone; lower stratosphere; ozone; ozonosphere; technique; troposphere; Absorption; Aerosols; Aircraft; Atmospheric measurements; Chemistry; Large-scale systems; Laser radar; NASA; Pollution measurement; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.24128

Filename

24128