Toward low-cost water-vapour differential absorption lidar

Murray Hamilton; Roger Atkinson; Alex Dinovitser; Eva Peters; Robert A. Vincent

doi:10.1117/12.804740

9 December 2008 Toward low-cost water-vapour differential absorption lidar

Murray Hamilton, Roger Atkinson, Alex Dinovitser, Eva Peters, Robert A. Vincent

Proceedings Volume 7153, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring IX; 71530C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804740
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2008, Noumea, New Caledonia

Abstract

We report on the development of a low-cost differential absorption lidar (DIAL) for profiling water vapour in the lower atmosphere. It uses diode lasers in the 830nm region, differing from previously constructed water DIAL systems in having a double master laser design with active stabilisation of both wavelengths. We present measurements of backscatter coefficients of aerosols over Adelaide that feed into a sensitivity analysis, as well as initial DIAL measurements.

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Murray Hamilton, Roger Atkinson, Alex Dinovitser, Eva Peters, and Robert A. Vincent "Toward low-cost water-vapour differential absorption lidar", Proc. SPIE 7153, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring IX, 71530C (9 December 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804740

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