Lower tropospheric temperature measurement using a rotational Raman lidar

Franz Balsiger; Paul A. T. Haris; C. Russell Philbrick

doi:10.1117/12.258886

21 November 1996 Lower tropospheric temperature measurement using a rotational Raman lidar

Franz Balsiger, Paul A. T. Haris, C. Russell Philbrick

Proceedings Volume 2832, Optical Instruments for Weather Forecasting; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258886
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The performance of the lidar atmospheric profile sensor (LAPS) instrument for temperature measurements in the lower troposphere has been investigated. LAPS is an automated lidar system that measures temperature from the rotational Raman return of atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen. We present the measurement technique, the data analysis and the performance of the LAPS instrument. Comparisons to radiosonde profiles are discussed.

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Franz Balsiger, Paul A. T. Haris, and C. Russell Philbrick "Lower tropospheric temperature measurement using a rotational Raman lidar", Proc. SPIE 2832, Optical Instruments for Weather Forecasting, (21 November 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258886

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