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Development of a high-altitude airborne dial system: The Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment (LASE)The ability of a Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system to measure vertical profiles of H2O in the lower atmosphere was demonstrated both in ground-based and airborne experiments. In these experiments, tunable lasers were used that required real-time experimenter control to locate and lock onto the atmospheric H2O absorption line for the DIAL measurements. The Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment (LASE) is the first step in a long-range effort to develop and demonstrate an autonomous DIAL system for airborne and spaceborne flight experiments. The LASE instrument is being developed to measure H2O, aerosol, and cloud profiles from a high-altitude ER-2 (extended range U-2) aircraft. The science of the LASE program, the LASE system design, and the expected measurement capability of the system are discussed.
Document ID
19870000835
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Browell, E. V.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Vaughan, W. R.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hall, W. M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Degnan, J. J.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Averill, R. D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Wells, J. G.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hinton, D. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Goad, J. H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: 13th International Laser Radar Conference
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
87N10268
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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