ATMOSPHERIC LIDAR RESEARCH APPLYING TO H. G, 02 AND AEROSOLSnFinal report on research carried out under NASA grant NSG-5062 (Sup. 1)

摘要

Experimental research on a near infrared tunable dye laser is reported, and theoretical simulations are presented for various lidar con figurations. The visible and near-IR wavelengths considered (420-960 nm) are suitable for observations of aerosols, water vapor, molecular oxygen pressure and temperature in the troposphere and above. The first phase of development work is described on a ruby-pumped, tunable dye laser for the wavelength region 715-740 nm. Lidar simulations are summarized for measurements of H20 (~ 720 and 940 nm) and for "two color" lidar observations of aerosols in the atmosphere.