Lower tropospheric temperature measurement using a rotational Raman lidar
Document ID: 132
Balsiger, Franz
Haris, Paul A. T.
Philbrick, C. Russell
The Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory, University Park, PA, U.S.A.
Presented: SPIE, Optical Instruments for Weather Forecasting
Denver, Colorado, 8-9 August 1996
Abstract
The performance of the Lidar Atmospheric Profile Sensor (LAPS) instrument for temperature measurements in the lower troposphere has been investigated. LAPS is an automated lidar system that measures temperature from the rotational Raman return of atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen. We present the measurement technique, the data analysis and the performance of the LAPS instrument. Comparisons to radiosonde profiles are discussed.
Keywords: automated operational lidar, rotational Raman scatter, temperature measurements, troposphere
| Citation: | "Lower tropospheric temperature measurement using a rotational Raman lidar", Balsiger, F., P. A. T. Haris, C. R. Philbrick, Optical Instruments for Weather Forecasting, Vol. 2832, SPIE Proceedings, 1996, pp. 53 - 60, CCC: 0-8194-2220-7/96 |