New perspective in the experimental study of atmospheric turbulence: a volume scanning crossed-path lidar technique

Mikhail S. Belen'kii; Gary G. Gimmestad

doi:10.1117/12.178036

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29 June 1994 New perspective in the experimental study of atmospheric turbulence: a volume scanning crossed-path lidar technique

Mikhail S. Belen'kii, Gary G. Gimmestad

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Proceedings Volume 2222, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178036
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

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A new volume-scanning crossed-path lidar technique for studying atmospheric intermittency in the surface and boundary layers is proposed. This technique provides a spatial resolution of 25 m and a temporal resolution of several seconds, and it permits us to study turbulent structures and processes in the atmospheric surface and boundary layers by performing a volumetric mapping of the optical refractive index structure parameter field. Unlike radar and acoustic sounders, this technique is not affected by humidity fluctuations. Lidar performance estimates show that the proposed technique is practical.

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Mikhail S. Belen'kii and Gary G. Gimmestad "New perspective in the experimental study of atmospheric turbulence: a volume scanning crossed-path lidar technique", Proc. SPIE 2222, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III, (29 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178036

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