EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2016)

Airborne 2-Micron Double Pulsed Direct Detection IPDA Lidar for Atmospheric CO2 Measurement

  • Yu Jirong,
  • Petros Mulugeta,
  • Refaat Tamer,
  • Reithmaier Karl,
  • Remus Ruben,
  • Singh Upendra,
  • Johnson Will,
  • Boyer Charlie,
  • Fay James,
  • Johnston Susan,
  • Murchison Luke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611903004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 119
p. 03004

Abstract

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An airborne 2-micron double-pulsed Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA) lidar has been developed for atmospheric CO2 measurements. This new instrument has been flown in spring of 2014 for a total of ten flights with 27 flight hours. This IPDA lidar provides high precision measurement capability by unambiguously eliminating contamination from aerosols and clouds that can bias the results.