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Aerosol measurement program strategy for global aerosol backscatter model developmentThe purpose was to propose a balanced program of aerosol backscatter research leading to the development of a global model of aerosol backscatter. Such a model is needed for feasibility studies and systems simulation studies for NASA's prospective satellite-based Doppler lidar wind measurement system. Systems of this kind measure the Doppler shift in the backscatter return from small atmospheric aerosol wind tracers (of order 1 micrometer diameter). The accuracy of the derived local wind estimates and the degree of global wind coverage for such a system are limited by the local availability and by the global scale distribution of natural aerosol particles. The discussions here refer primarily to backscatter model requirements at CO2 wavelengths, which have been selected for most of the Doppler lidar systems studies to date. Model requirements for other potential wavelengths would be similar.
Document ID
19930072892
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bowdle, David A.
(Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Proceedings of the NASA Symposium on Global Wind Measurements
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
93N70339
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-35919
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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