Comparison of lidar water vapor measurements using Raman scatter at 266 nm and 532 nm
Document ID: 351
Harris, Ronnie S.1
Balsiger, Franz1
Philbrick, C. Russell1
1 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Presented: The Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory
University Park, PA, USA, 1996
Abstract
Raman lidar measurements at different wavelengths have become a well-established technique to obtain water vapor profiles. Measurements of the atmospheric distributions of water vapor have been made with the LAMP lidar (Laser Atmospheric Measurement Program) during the 1995 Case I measurement program on Wallops Island, VA. The simultaneous measurements obtained from the vibrational Raman technique at night using the visible signal ratio of 660/607 run and the ultraviolet signal ratio of 295/285 run were compared in order to validate the Raman technique for the UV channel. Correlations of the water vapor between the visible and UV channel were made, producing an overall average correlation of 0.94. Data sets with detailed vertical night time profiles from the surface to 4 km are presented. In addition, daytime vertical profiles from the surface to about 1 km are also shown.
| Citation: | "Comparison of lidar water vapor measurements using Raman scatter at 266 nm and 532 nm", Harris, R. S., F. Balsiger, C. R. Philbrick, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1996, pp. 1826 - 1829, CCC: 0-7803-3068-4/96 |