ND-YAG BACKSCATTER LIDAR AT AHMEDABAD (23-DEGREES-N, 72.5-DEGREES-E) FOR TROPICAL MIDDLE ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES

Authors
JAYARAMAN A ACHARYA YB SUBBARAYA BH CHANDRA H
Citation
A. Jayaraman et al., ND-YAG BACKSCATTER LIDAR AT AHMEDABAD (23-DEGREES-N, 72.5-DEGREES-E) FOR TROPICAL MIDDLE ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES, Applied optics, 34(30), 1995, pp. 6937-6940
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
34
Issue
30
Year of publication
1995
Pages
6937 - 6940
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1995)34:30<6937:NBLAA(>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A backscatter Nd:YAG laser radar, the first of this type in India to o ur knowledge, was developed at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmed abad (23 degrees N, 72.5 degrees E), for middle atmospheric studies. T he system has been operational since April 1992. The system details an d sample results on the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic aerosol layer and its de cay as observed over this tropical site are presented and discussed. T he future augmentation of the system and planned activities are also o utlined. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America