Remote aerosol mapping in the boundary layer with a Lidar system

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomo Fastig ◽  
Y. Benayahu ◽  
Abraham Englander ◽  
E. Glaser
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Lidar System

Designing and building a novel, ground-based lidar system for aerosol typing in the Planetary Boundary Layer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Howe ◽  
Ioannis Binnietoglou ◽  
Jamie O.D. Williams ◽  
Alexandras Fragkos ◽  
George Tsaknakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Planetary Boundary Layer ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Ground Based Lidar

Aerosol density distribution in the boundary layer measured by a scanning LIDAR system

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomo Fastig ◽  
Y. Benayahu ◽  
Abraham Englander ◽  
E. Glaser
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Density Distribution ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Scanning Lidar

935 nm Differential Absorption Lidar System and Water Vapor Profiles in Convective Boundary Layer

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 0201003
Author(s):  
洪光烈 Hong Guanglie ◽  
李嘉唐 Li Jiatang ◽  
孔 伟 Kong Wei ◽  
葛 烨 Ge Ye ◽  
舒 嵘 Shu Rong
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Water Vapor ◽  
Convective Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Absorption ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Differential Absorption Lidar ◽  
Convective Boundary

Airborne Lidar Plume and Haze Analyzer (ALPHA-1)

1980 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1035-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward E. Uthe ◽  
Norman B. Nielsen ◽  
Walter L. Jimison
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Particle Concentration ◽  
Layer Structure ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Four Corners ◽  
Terrain Features

A new two-wavelength airborne lidar system has been constructed and field-tested. The system was designed to observe the distribution of particle concentrations over large regional areas. During a one-week field-test program, the system was used to observe boundary layer structure over the Los Angeles area and the downwind structure of particulate plumes from the Navajo (Page, Ariz.) and Four Corners (Farmington, N.Mex.) power plants. Data examples presented show the importance of terrain features in influencing particle concentration distributions over regional areas.

scholarly journals Inter-comparison of lidar and ceilometer retrievals for aerosol and Planetary Boundary Layer profiling over Athens, Greece

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Tsaknakis ◽  
A. Papayannis ◽  
P. Kokkalis ◽  
V. Amiridis ◽  
H. D. Kambezidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Planetary Boundary Layer ◽  
Layer Structure ◽  
Saharan Dust ◽  
Radiosonde Data ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Height Range ◽  
Tropospheric Aerosol ◽  
Filter Radiometer

Abstract. This study presents an inter-comparison of two active remote sensors (lidar and ceilometer) in determining the structure of the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) and in retrieving tropospheric aerosol vertical profiles over Athens, Greece. This inter-comparison was performed under various strongly different aerosol concentrations (urban air pollution, biomass burning and Saharan dust event), implementing two different lidar systems (one portable Raymetrics S.A. lidar system running at 355 nm and one multi-wavelength Raman lidar system running at 355 nm, 532 nm and 1064 nm) and one CL31 Vaisala S.A. ceilometer (running at 910 nm). To convert the ceilometer data to data having the same wavelengths as those from the lidar, the backscatter-related Ångström exponent was estimated using ultraviolet multi-filter radiometer (UV-MFR) data. The inter-comparison was based on two parameters: the mixing layer structure and height determined by the presence of the suspended aerosols and the aerosol backscatter coefficient. Additionally, radiosonde data were used to derive the PBL height. In general a good agreement is found between the ceilometer and the lidar techniques in both inter-compared parameters in the height range from 500 m to 5000 m, while the limitations of each instrument are also examined.

Multifunction lidar system and its application for detecting aerosol and wind in boundary layer

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liquan Yang ◽  
Jinhuan Qiu ◽  
Siping Zheng ◽  
Qirong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Lidar System

Mini-Scheimpflug lidar system for all-day atmospheric remote sensing in the boundary layer

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (22) ◽  
pp. 6729
Author(s):  
Liang Mei ◽  
Yichen Li ◽  
Zheng Kong ◽  
Teng Ma ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Atmospheric Remote Sensing

Development and Application of a Compact, Tunable, Solid-State Airborne Ozone Lidar System for Boundary Layer Profiling

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1258-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Alvarez ◽  
C. J. Senff ◽  
A. O. Langford ◽  
A. M. Weickmann ◽  
D. C. Law ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Horizontal Resolution ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Advanced Analysis

Abstract The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Earth System Research Laboratory/Chemical Sciences Division (NOAA/ESRL/CSD) has developed a versatile, airborne lidar system for measuring ozone and aerosols in the boundary layer and lower free troposphere. The Tunable Optical Profiler for Aerosol and Ozone (TOPAZ) lidar was deployed aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft during the Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS 2006) and the California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex 2010) field campaigns. TOPAZ is capable of measuring ozone concentrations in the lower troposphere with uncertainties of several parts per billion by volume at 90-m vertical and 600-m horizontal resolution from an aircraft flying at 60 m s−1. The system also provides uncalibrated aerosol backscatter profiles at 18-m vertical and 600-m horizontal resolution. TOPAZ incorporates state-of-the-art technologies, including a cerium-doped lithium calcium aluminum fluoride (Ce:LiCAF) laser, to make it compact and lightweight with low power consumption. The tunable, three-wavelength UV laser source makes it possible to optimize the wavelengths for differing atmospheric conditions, reduce the interference from other atmospheric constituents, and implement advanced analysis techniques. This paper describes the TOPAZ lidar, its components and performance during testing and field operation, and the data analysis procedure, including a discussion of error sources. The performance characteristics are illustrated through a comparison between TOPAZ and an ozonesonde launched during the TexAQS 2006 field campaign. A more comprehensive set of comparisons with in situ measurements during TexAQS 2006 and an assessment of the TOPAZ accuracy and precision are presented in a companion paper.

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