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Water vapor spectroscopy in the 815-nm wavelength region for Differential Absorption Lidar measurementsThe differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique was first applied to the remote measurement of atmospheric water vapor profiles from airborne platforms in 1981. The successful interpretation of the lidar profiles relies strongly on an accurate knowledge of specific water vapor absorption line parameters: line strength, pressure broadening coefficient, pressure-induced shift coefficient and the respective temperature-dependence factors. NASA Langley Research Center has developed and is currently testing an autonomous airborne water vapor lidar system: LASE (Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment). This DIAL system uses a Nd:YAG-pumped Ti:Sapphire laser seeded by a diode laser as a lidar transmitter. The tunable diode has been selected to operate in the 813-818 nm wavelength region. This 5-nm spectral interval offers a large distribution of strengths for temperature-insensitive water vapor absorption lines. In support of the LASE project, a series of spectroscopic measurements were conducted for the 16 absorption lines that have been identified for use in the LASE measurements. Prior to this work, the experimental data for this water vapor absorption band were limited - to our knowledge - to the line strengths and to the line positions.
Document ID
19960020305
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ponsardin, Patrick
(Science Applications International Corp. Hampton, VA United States)
Browell, Edward V.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
96N23900
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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