{"title":"Airborne Sodium Lidar Measurements of Mesospheric Gravity Wave Horizontal Structure over the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains","authors":"Kevin Kwon, D. Senft, C. Gardner","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.mc14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.mc14","url":null,"abstract":"In November 1986 an airborne lidar campaign was conducted to study the horizontal structure of the sodium layer. The campaign was based in Denver, CO, and 14 hours of data were collected during three flights over a total baseline of 7,500 km. The aircraft was a Lockheed-Electra operated by the NCAR RAF.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126185276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lidar Measurement of Boundary Layer Parameters","authors":"E. Eloranta","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.thb2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.thb2","url":null,"abstract":"Atmospheric boundary layer air flows are organized by a variety of circulation patterns such as thermals, longitudinal roll vortices, and gravity waves. Studies of these structures are made difficult by the large range of spatial and temporal scales represented in these structures. Spatial scales vary from a centimeter for the smallest turbulent eddy to tens of kilometers for a cloud street circulation. Early morning thermals have typical dimensions which are smaller than 100 meters; during the the day these cells grow to sizes on the order of 2 kilometers. The lifetime of a typical cell ranges from a few minutes to the order of an hour. The overall structure of the boundary layer evolves with the diurnal cycle while the structures inside are swept rapidly along by the wind. While much has been learned about these circulations with aircraft and other traditional measurement techniques, active remote sensors such as radar and lidar are required to provide complete description of the evolving three dimensional structure.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117327944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two Scintillation Methods of Measuring the Inner Scale","authors":"R. Hill","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.tuc16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.tuc16","url":null,"abstract":"Let σ2 (L, k, Cn2, ℓo) be the irradiance variance of a monochromatic spherical wave of wavelength λ and wavenumber k = 2π/λ after propagating along a path of length L. The turbulence is assumed isotropic with refractive-index structure constant Cn2 and inner scale ℓo. Similarly let σ122(L, k1, k2, Cn2, ℓo) be the irradiance correlation, <(I1-) (I2-)>/ for iradiances I1 and I2 from spherical waves of wavelengths λ1, and λ2. Let σLA2(L, D, Cn2, ℓo) be the irradiance variance of radiation propagating along the same path and transmitted through a circular, uniformly-illuminated, phase-incoherent aperture of diameter D and measured using a receiving aperture of diameter D. It is assumed that D exceeds two Fresnel-zone sizes so σLA2 is approximately independent of the optical wavenumber.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115274111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Andreev, P. Geiko, V. Zuev, V. Zuev, O. Romanovskii, S. F. Shubin
{"title":"Advances in Gas-Analyzers Based on IR Molecular lasers","authors":"Y. Andreev, P. Geiko, V. Zuev, V. Zuev, O. Romanovskii, S. F. Shubin","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.tuc1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.tuc1","url":null,"abstract":"High operation and power characteristics of CO2 lasers stipulate their wide application in absorption gas-analyzers and lidars [1]. On the other hand, the gas-analyzer possibilities are limited by their narrow spectral emission range. The molecular CO, NH3, HF, HBr lasers generating in different IR regions do not compensate for this disadvantage by different reasons.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124384221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applications of Laser Remote Sensing to Cell Biology and Medicine","authors":"H. Inaba","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.tub1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.tub1","url":null,"abstract":"Experimental studies are reported on laser sensing of cytotoxic T-cells, which play an essential role in rejection episode in clinical organ transplantation, and of microscopic fluorescence-intensity distribution in various single cells.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114799433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Progress in Solid State Lasers for Remote Sensing","authors":"A. Mooradian","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.wb1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.wb1","url":null,"abstract":"Summary not available.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"195 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124926207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers For Remote Sensing","authors":"R. Byer, T. Kane","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.wa1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.wa1","url":null,"abstract":"The potential for global wind sensing from a satellite platform using laser sources and coherent Doppler radar was first proposed by R. M. Huffakerf[1]. The prospect for global remote wind sensing motivated our work at Stanford University toward the development of a solid state laser transmitter coherent radar system. The potential for coherent doppler wind velocity measurements using Nd:YAG was evaluated by Kane, Zhou and Byer in 1984[2]. That analysis showed the advantages of higher frequency coherent radar for improved backscattering and for improved depth resolution at a fixed velocity resolution.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123422760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Line Mixing on Atmospheric Brightness Temperatures Near 15 μm","authors":"L. Strow, D. Reuter","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.tuc20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.tuc20","url":null,"abstract":"Rotational collisional narrowing, or line mixing, has recently been detected in the Q-branch spectra of two π − Σ bands of CO2 near 2000 cm−1 for both self- and N2-broadening [1,2]. The observed line mixing, which is caused by rotationally inelastic collisions that produce interference effects among overlapping lines during the absorption process [3,4] was found to alter absorption coefficients by as much as 65% in the wings of these Q-branches. This paper considers the influence of Q-branch mixing on atmospheric radiative transfer near the strong ν2 Q branch of CO2 at 15 μm.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125516766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Pantani, I. Pippi, P. V. Cvijin, D. Ignjatijević
{"title":"Target Analysis by Differential Reflectance Lidars","authors":"L. Pantani, I. Pippi, P. V. Cvijin, D. Ignjatijević","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.mc16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.mc16","url":null,"abstract":"The spectral reflectance, namely the fraction of the incident radiation flux reflected at a given wavelength, is an intrinsic characteristic of each natural or artificial surface. It seemed therefore interesting to investigate the potential of multiwavelength lidars in target identification by means of a spectral reflectance analysis; because of its wavelength agility the CO2 laser is a very attractive one for this kind of analysis. The aim of this paper is to present the results of spectral reflectance measurements of relevant target surface materials at the CO2 laser wavelengths in order to forecast the performances of a differential reflectance lidar.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124502112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lidar Detection of Sub-Visible Cirrus Clouds","authors":"R. Dubinsky, W. Hunt, J. Moore, M. Osborn","doi":"10.1364/lors.1987.mc11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/lors.1987.mc11","url":null,"abstract":"Cloud measurements using a ground based NdYAG Lidar operating at a wavelength of 0.53 um showed important backscatter returns from an altitude of approximately 12 km. during visually clear atmospheric conditions. The Lidar return signal is attributed to sub-visible cirrus clouds having backscatter ratios of 6.1 to 7.6 and a backscatter coefficient of 2.64 to 3.43 x 10(E-03) /km/sr. The measurements were taken during the FIRE (First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project Regional Experiment), IFO (Intensive Field Observations) in Wisconsin during October and November 1986. The results are compared with collaborative measurements (eg. satellite, air sampling, radiometric etc. during the FIRE trials), Lidar data from Langley Research Center (LaRC) and literature results.","PeriodicalId":339230,"journal":{"name":"Topical Meeting on Laser and Optical Remote Sensing: Instrumentation and Techniques","volume":"235 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121297894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}