Fiber-based lidar for atmospheric water-vapor measurements

Authors
Little, LM Papen, GC
Citation
Lm. Little et Gc. Papen, Fiber-based lidar for atmospheric water-vapor measurements, APPL OPTICS, 40(21), 2001, pp. 3417-3427
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
21
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3417 - 3427
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(20010720)40:21<3417:FLFAWM>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The design and evaluation of a prototype fiber-based lidar system for auton omous measurement of atmospheric water vapor are presented. The system comp onents are described, along with current limitations and options for improv ement. Atmospheric measurements show good agreement with modeled signal ret urns from 400 to 1000 m but are limited below 400 m as a result of errors i n signal processing caused by violation of the assumptions used in the deri vation of the differential absorption lidar equation. (C) 2001 Optical Soci ety of America.