Airborne 2-micron double-pulsed integrated path differential absorption lidar for column CO2 measurement

Upendra N. Singh; Jirong Yu; Mulugeta Petros; Tamer F. Refaat; Ruben G Remus; James J. Fay; Karl Reithmaier

doi:10.1117/12.2069670

23 October 2014 Airborne 2-micron double-pulsed integrated path differential absorption lidar for column CO₂ measurement

Upendra N. Singh, Jirong Yu, Mulugeta Petros, Tamer F. Refaat, Ruben G Remus, James J. Fay, Karl Reithmaier

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Proceedings Volume 9246, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing X; 924602 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2069670
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Double-pulse 2-micron lasers have been demonstrated with energy as high as 600 mJ and up to 10 Hz repetition rate. The two laser pulses are separated by 200 µs and can be tuned and locked separately. Applying double-pulse laser in DIAL system enhances the CO₂ measurement capability by increasing the overlap of the sampled volume between the on-line and off-line. To avoid detection complicity, integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) lidar provides higher signal-to-noise ratio measurement compared to conventional range-resolved DIAL. Rather than weak atmospheric scattering returns, IPDA rely on the much stronger hard target returns that is best suited for airborne platforms. In addition, the IPDA technique measures the total integrated column content from the instrument to the hard target but with weighting that can be tuned by the transmitter. Therefore, the transmitter could be tuned to weight the column measurement to the surface for optimum CO₂ interaction studies or up to the free troposphere for optimum transport studies. Currently, NASA LaRC is developing and integrating a double-Pulsed 2-µm direct detection IPDA lidar for CO₂ column measurement from an airborne platform. The presentation will describe the development of the 2-μm IPDA lidar system and present the airborne measurement of column CO₂ and will compare to in-situ measurement for various ground target of different reflectivity.

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Upendra N. Singh, Jirong Yu, Mulugeta Petros, Tamer F. Refaat, Ruben G Remus, James J. Fay, and Karl Reithmaier "Airborne 2-micron double-pulsed integrated path differential absorption lidar for column CO₂ measurement", Proc. SPIE 9246, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing X, 924602 (23 October 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2069670

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