A High Repetition Rate LIDAR (En LIDAR met een Hoge Herhalingsfrequentie)

Abstract

Using optical radar (LIDAR) techniques, properties of the atmosphere can be determined by remote sensing. Examples are, e.g., the horizontal visibility or the extinction coefficient, the vertical extinction or visibility profile and the cloud base altitude. Because the time scales in the atmosphere are much shorter than the maximum sample rate or the LIDAR available at the start of this project, a need existed of a system with a repetition rate of at least 10 pulses per second. With such a system it is possible to measure the dynamics of the atmosphere on a sub-second time scale and to map smoke and dust clouds. This report describes the properties of such a system designed and developed at the physics and electronics laboratory TNO. Some typical examples of results obtained with this system are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245382

Entities

People

  • G. J. Kunz

Organizations

  • Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimetry
  • Altitude
  • Amplifiers
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Remote Sensing
  • Repetition Rate
  • Scattering
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics