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Measuring water vapor with differential absorption lidar
Wirth, Martin (2012) Measuring water vapor with differential absorption lidar. In: Atmospheric Physics: Background - Methods - Trends Research Topics in Aerospace. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 465-476. ISBN 978-3-642-30182-7. ISSN 2194-8240
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Abstract
Despite the need for global measurements of water vapor profiles with low bias and high vertical resolution there is currently no operational remote sensing system that would deliver such data. A possible solution to this problem is offered by the differential absorption lidar (DIAL) approach. The basic principle of operation will be described and some background on atmospheric light absorption by water vapor will be given. DLR’s airborne water vapor DIAL system WALES represents the currently most advanced system worldwide using a multiwavelength technique to cover the troposphere and lower stratosphere simultaneously. A few examples of measurements made with this system will illustrate the power of this active remote sensing method.
| Document Type: | Book Section | ||||
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| Title: | Measuring water vapor with differential absorption lidar | ||||
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| Date: | 2012 | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Atmospheric Physics: Background - Methods - Trends | ||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 465-476 | ||||
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| Publisher: | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg | ||||
| Series Name: | Research Topics in Aerospace | ||||
| ISSN: | 2194-8240 | ||||
| ISBN: | 978-3-642-30182-7 | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Keywords: | greenhouse effect, atmospheric boundary layer, hydrological cycle | ||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport, Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||
| HGF - Program: | Raumfahrt, Aeronautics | ||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | R EO - Erdbeobachtung, L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | ||||
| DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt, Aeronautics | ||||
| DLR - Program: | R EO - Erdbeobachtung, L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | ||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Vorhaben LIDAR-Forschung und -Entwicklung, L - Climate, Weather and Environment | ||||
| Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Lidar | ||||
| Deposited By: | Jana Freund | ||||
| Deposited On: | 08 Oct 2012 18:13 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2013 22:13 |
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