Abstract
The development of a lidar system for measuring near simultanously size distribution, aerosol extinction, and turbulence profiles up to 20 kn altitude was reported. The atmospheric aerosol contributions to laser beam widening for a horizontal propagation path at various elevations was estimated on the basis of measurements and a Monte Carlo beam propagation model. This was compared with the beam widening caused by turbulence. Results showed that the beam widening caused by the aerosols was very significant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-188 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 4376 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |
Event | Laser Weapons Technology II - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 16 Apr 2001 → 17 Apr 2001 |
Keywords
- Atmospheric aerosols
- Beam propagation
- Beam widening
- Lidar
- Stratosphere
- Turbulence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering