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Measurements of Stratospheric Pinatubo Aerosol Extinction Profiles by a Raman LidarThe Raman lidar has been used for remote measurements of water vapor, ozone and atmospheric temperature in the lower troposphere because the Raman cross section is three orders smaller than the Rayleigh cross section. We estimated the extinction coefficients of the Pinatubo volcanic aerosol in the stratosphere using a Raman lidar. If the precise aerosol extinction coefficients are derived, the backscatter coefficient of a Mie scattering lidar will be more accurately estimated. The Raman lidar has performed to measure density profiles of some species using Raman scattering. Here we used a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser for transmitter and received nitrogen vibrational Q-branch Raman scattering signal. Ansmann et al. (1990) derived tropospherical aerosol extinction profiles with a Raman lidar. We think that this method can apply to dense stratospheric aerosols such as Pinatubo volcanic aerosols. As dense aerosols are now accumulated in the stratosphere by Pinatubo volcanic eruption, the error of Ramen lidar signal regarding the fluctuation of air density can be ignored.
Document ID
19920019989
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Abo, Makoto
(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Nagasawa, Chikao
(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, Sixteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Part 1
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
92N29232
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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