Rotational Raman Lidar for Temperature Measurements in the Troposphere
Document ID: 124
Haris, Paul A. T.
Philbrick, C. Russell
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, University Park, PA, U.S.A.
Presented: Second Topical Symposium on Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, 3-6 April 1995
Abstract
The use of rotational Raman scattering to measure temperature in the lower troposphere has been investigated. Initial results have shown the value of this technique for temperature measurements from the ground to 10 km using the Applied Research Laboratory/Penn State University LAMP lidar. Comparisons with standard rawinsonde balloons show the rotational Raman technique's accuracy and ability to measure temperature on small spatial and temporal scales. A statistical model of lidar performance, assuming the use of the doubled wavelength (532 nm) Nd:YAG laser, has been developed to analyze the optimal instrumental configuration for rotational Raman temperature measurements in the mid-latitude troposphere.
| Citation: | "Rotational Raman Lidar for Temperature Measurements in the Troposphere", Haris, P. A. T., C. R. Philbrick, Conference Proceedings, Second Topical Symposium on Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, IEEE Proceedings, 1995, pp. 141 - 144, DOI: 10.1109/COMEAS.1995.472383 |