Ground-based lidar for upper atmospheric densities
Document ID: 286
Bethke, G. W.1
Franklin, R. L.1
Springer, L. W.1
Philbrick, C. Russell2
McIsaac, J. P.2
1 General Electric Co., Space Systems Div., King of Prussia, PA, U.S.A.
2 USAF, Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA, U.S.A.
Presented: 15th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment
Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 11-15, 1981
Abstract
A ground-based lidar system has been designed which will be capable of determining upper atmosphere densities from 20 km to about 100 km altitude even in the presence of high altitude haze, and will do so with only 15 minutes total measurement time. Furthermore, this system will contain real time automatic data processing, capability for near-real time data reduction, and will be compact enough to be compatible with eventual modification for mobility. Thus this lidar system will provide a unique combination of measurement range, tolerance for haze interference, moderate physical size, measurement speed, and special data handling and reduction electronics for upper atmosphere density measurements.
Keywords: atmospheric density, density measurement, ground truth, optical radar, upper atmosphere, calabrating, data acquisition, signal to noise ratio, systems engineering, Yag lasers
| Citation: | "Ground-based lidar for upper atmospheric densities", Bethke, G. W., R. L. Franklin, L. W. Springer, C. R. Philbrick, J. P. McIsaac, Proceedings of 15th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, 15th, Vol. 2. (A82-27576 12-43), Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, May 1981, pp. 1007 - 1016 |