Iodine-filter-based high spectral resolution lidar for atmospheric temperature measurements Export

@article{citeulike:5735462, abstract = {This paper presents a method for measuring atmosphere temperature profile using a single iodine filter as frequency discriminator. This high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) is a system reconfigured with the transmitter of a mobile Doppler wind lidar and with a receiving subsystem redesigned to pass the backscattering optical signal through the iodine cell twice to filter out the aerosol scattering signal and to allow analysis of the molecular scattering spectrum, thus measuring temperatures. We report what are believed to be the first results of vertical temperature profiling from the ground to 16 km altitude by this lidar system (power-aperture product=0.35 Wm2). Concurrent observations of an L band radiosonde were carried out on June 14 and August 3, 2008, in good agreement with HSRL temperature profiles.}, author = {Liu, Zhi-Shen and Bi, De-Cang and Song, Xiao-quan and Xia, Jin-Bao and Li, Rong-zhong and Wang, Zhang-jun and She, Chiao-Yao}, citeulike-article-id = {5735462}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.002712}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=185716}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1364/OL.34.002712}, journal = {Opt. Lett.}, keywords = {hsrl}, month = {September}, number = {18}, pages = {2712--2714}, posted-at = {2009-09-07 16:22:38}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Iodine-filter-based high spectral resolution lidar for atmospheric temperature measurements}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.002712}, volume = {34}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5735462 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5735462 N2 - This paper presents a method for measuring atmosphere temperature profile using a single iodine filter as frequency discriminator. This high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) is a system reconfigured with the transmitter of a mobile Doppler wind lidar and with a receiving subsystem redesigned to pass the backscattering optical signal through the iodine cell twice to filter out the aerosol scattering signal and to allow analysis of the molecular scattering spectrum, thus measuring temperatures. We report what are believed to be the first results of vertical temperature profiling from the ground to 16 km altitude by this lidar system (power-aperture product=0.35 Wm2). Concurrent observations of an L band radiosonde were carried out on June 14 and August 3, 2008, in good agreement with HSRL temperature profiles. IS - 18 JF - Opt. Lett. EP - 2714 TI - Iodine-filter-based high spectral resolution lidar for atmospheric temperature measurements PB - OSA VL - 34 SP - 2712 KW - hsrl AU - Liu, Zhi-Shen AU - Bi, De-Cang AU - Song, Xiao-quan AU - Xia, Jin-Bao AU - Li, Rong-zhong AU - Wang, Zhang-jun AU - She, Chiao-Yao PY - 2009/09/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.002712 ER -