1. A Small Portable Mie–Rayleigh Lidar System to Measure Aerosol Optical and Spatial Properties*
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Barry R. Lienert, Hugh W. Hubble, Shiv K. Sharma, and John N. Porter
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Pulsed laser ,Atmospheric Science ,business.industry ,Measure (physics) ,Ocean Engineering ,Aerosol ,law.invention ,Troposphere ,Telescope ,Wavelength ,Optics ,Lidar ,law ,Environmental science ,Rayleigh lidar ,business ,Remote sensing - Abstract
The characteristics of a small, lightweight portable lidar system for measuring aerosol (Mie) scatter at wavelengths of 1064 and 532 nm are described. It uses a 20-Hz Nd:YAG pulsed laser as a source and a 12.7-cm-diameter telescope as a receiver. By using a minimal number of commercially available components, the cost of construction has been reduced. The lidar has a useable range of 60–3000 m for clean marine conditions. Its performance has been demonstrated using measurements of tropospheric aerosols on the island of Hawaii.
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- 2002
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