Analysis of atmospheric water vapor measurements using a Raman lidar
Document ID: 126
Rajan, Sumati
Mathur, Savyasachee L.
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
Atlanta, Georgia, 3-6 April 1995
Abstract
An analysis of atmospheric water vapor profiles measured by a multiple wavelength Raman lidar system often shows a great deal of fine structure. In this paper the scales of this structure are examined with respect to both the temporal variability and the variation with respect to altitude. We have observed that the water vapor profiles exhibit structure on the order of the resolution of the lidar (75 m). Using two independent wavelengths this structure was verified. The study of temporal variations of water vapor on a fine scale are more difficult to quantify. In an effort to do this a model was created using minimum square error techniques and the deviations from this model are studied.
| Citation: | "Analysis of atmospheric water vapor measurements using a Raman lidar", Rajan, S., S. L. Mathur, C. R. Philbrick, Conference Proceedings, Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, IEEE Proceedings, 1995, pp. 109 - 111, DOI: 10.1109/COMEAS.1995.472322, ISBN: 0-7803-2402-1, INSPEC Accession Number: 5064787 |