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Lidar determination of the composition of atmosphere aerosols
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wright, M. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | Theoretical and experimental studies of the feasibility of using DIfferential SCatter (DISC) lidar to measure the composition of atmospheric aerosols are described. This technique involves multiwavelength measurements of the backscatter cross section of aerosols in the middle infrared, where a number of materials display strong restrahlen features that significantly modulate the backscatter spectrum. The theoretical work indicates that a number of materials of interest, including sulfuric acid, ammonium sulfate, and silicates, can be discriminated among with a CO2 lidar. An initial evaluation of this procedure was performed in which cirrus clouds and lower altitude tropospheric aerosols were developed. The observed ratio spectrum of the two types of aerosol displays structure that is in crude accord with theoretical expectations. |
| File Size | 20766303 |
| Page Count | 52 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820014662 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0bw29264 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Atmospheric Composition Signal To Noise Ratios Backscattering Aerosols Stratosphere Experiment Design Chemical Composition Infrared Spectra Data Reduction Optical Radar Carbon Dioxide Lasers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |