NRL Volume Imaging Lidar and Its Capabilities.

Abstract

A volume imaging lidar (VIL) has been designed at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to characterize large (10 m to 1 km) aeresol structures in the maritime environment. The system is mounted in a shipping container and uses a dual mirror scanning system, Nd:YAG (1.06 micron) laser, and a 35 cm telescope. Measurements are routinely made at NRL's Chesapeake Beach Detachment (CBD) located 40 miles southeast of Washington DC. In addition, the system has been used at coastal sites (Wallops Island, VA and Point Sur, CA) and aboard ship (RV GLORITA). This paper discusses the design and operation of the VIL as well as its unique measurement capabilities. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294707

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey E. James
  • William P. Hooper

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Compression
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Detectors
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Radar
  • Logarithmic Amplifiers
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Power Meters
  • Shipping Containers
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Oceanography.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites