Application of lidar to atmospheric sounding of density and temperature
Abstract
The principles of atmospheric sounding of density and temperature by Rayleigh lidars are discussed, and the Rayleigh lidar system developed at the Geophysics Laboratory (GL) is described. Data obtained by the GL lidar in 1988 and 1989 are presented, revealing a cooling in the upper atmosphere combined with a temperature increase in the mesosphere for the summer/winter transition. The reverse is observed in the winter/summer transition with a cooling in the mesosphere and warming in the stratosphere.
- Publication:
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Astrodynamics 1989
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990asdy.conf..715D
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Density;
- Atmospheric Sounding;
- Atmospheric Temperature;
- Optical Radar;
- Upper Atmosphere;
- Atmospheric Heating;
- Mesosphere;
- Rayleigh Scattering;
- Stratosphere;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Geophysics