Lidar applications to pollution studies.This paper discusses the application of lidar (laser radar) to the measurement of air pollution. Lidar techniques and instrumentation utilizing elastic, Raman, and fluorescence scattering are discussed. Data showing measurements of the mixing of particulate pollutants in the atmosphere are presented. These data include: simultaneous two-wavelength results, isopleths showing the temporal dynamics of particulate mixing, measurements of the top of the earth's mixing layer, and measurements in a valley with restricted circulation and mixing. All measurements are compared with simultaneous radiosonde and/or aircraft-mounted temperature probe support. In addition, a second generation lidar system presently under development is described.
Document ID
19720026861
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mccormick, M. P.
Fuller, W. H., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1971
Subject Category
Communications
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 71-1056
Meeting Information
Meeting: Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants