Acquisition of In-situ and Remote Sensors for Measurements of Aerosols and Chemical Species.

Abstract

Under this grant, the University of Hawaii has acquired instrumentation to relate remotely sensed lidar backscatter signals to both in situ measurements and to satellite derived radiances. These instruments include a turn key pulsed Nd: YAG and Ti-sapphire tunable laser transmitter and 12' lidar scanner, these are now part of SOEST scanning lidar system. The in situ characterization instrumentation package includes forward scattering spectrometer probe (FSSP), GPS receiver and a portable satellite receiving station that would be deployed with lidar and in situ measurements to extend the range of observations and put these in broader context. These instruments are currently being used for studying coastal marine aerosols as a function of meteorological conditions on the island of Oahu. Current activities using this instrumentation are being supported by ONR grant nos. N00014-96-1-0320 and N00014-96-1-0317.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1997
Accession Number
ADA322526

Entities

People

  • Antony D. Clarke
  • John N. Porter
  • Shiv K. Sharma

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Detectors
  • Earth Sciences
  • Forward Scattering
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Remote Detectors
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space