EYE-SAFE COMPACT MIE SCATTERING LIDAR USING A DIODE-LASER-PUMPED ND-YAG LASER FOR MEASURING THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY-LAYER

Authors
MATSUI I KUBOMURA H IMOTO H SUGIMOTO N
Citation
I. Matsui et al., EYE-SAFE COMPACT MIE SCATTERING LIDAR USING A DIODE-LASER-PUMPED ND-YAG LASER FOR MEASURING THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY-LAYER, JPN J A P 1, 33(12A), 1994, pp. 6569-6571
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
12A
Year of publication
1994
Pages
6569 - 6571
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
An eye-safe compact Mie scattering lidar for atmospheric boundary laye r measurement was developed. The lidar employs a low-pulse-energy high -repetition-rate Q-switched Nd:YAG laser pumped by cw diode lasers. Th e vertical profiles of aerosols measured with the lidar were found to have sufficient signal-to-noise ratio for observing the structure of t he atmospheric boundary layer which plays an important role in air pol lution phenomena.