ALEX F - A remote sensor system for environmental monitoring
Abstract
The airborne ALEX F (Aerosol Lidar Experiment; Flugzeug) experiment uses a Nd-YAG laser (operating at 10.6 microns) to measure aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere. The lidar is particularly well suited for the study of smog layers and the monitoring of particulate emissions from industrial stacks. The design and operation of the lidar are described and some sample results, obtained in Europe, are discussed.
- Publication:
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DFVLR
- Pub Date:
- June 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979DFVLR.......26M
- Keywords:
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- Aerosols;
- Airborne Equipment;
- Optical Radar;
- Pollution Monitoring;
- Air Pollution;
- Laser Applications;
- Remote Sensors;
- West Germany;
- Instrumentation and Photography