Airborne laser radar for mapping two-dimensional contours of aerosol concentration
Abstract
An improved version of a compact dye laser radar system with real-time data analysis capability has been developed for aircraft installation. The system is designed for use in mapping two-dimensional contours of aerosol backscattering coefficients both above and below the aircraft. The laser radar is part of a larger system which has been developed to characterize the optical properties of aerosols as well as their spatial and temporal variability.
- Publication:
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Optical and Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- May 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975OptQE...7..187G
- Keywords:
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- Aerosols;
- Airborne Equipment;
- Dye Lasers;
- Optical Radar;
- Radar Maps;
- Real Time Operation;
- Aerial Photography;
- Atmospheric Scattering;
- Backscattering;
- Contours;
- Data Reduction;
- Electron Emission;
- Laser Applications;
- Photoelectrons;
- Remote Sensors;
- Systems Engineering;
- Instrumentation and Photography