Laser Remote Sensing (Hardcover)

Table of Introduction Claus WeitkampFrom visual perception to LIDARWhat this book does not considerHow it all beganLIDAR literature and information disseminationWhat a LIDAR isThe LIDAR return signal and LIDAR equationAtmospheric parameters that can be measuredInteraction processes usedLIDAR systematicsLIDARs considered in this bookLIDAR GuidelinesFemtosecond white light LIDAR Jerome Kasparian, Jean-Pierre Wolf, Ludger Woste et alIntroductionThe Teramobile systemNon-linear propagation of TW pulsesAtmospheric filamentation experimentsLIDAR experiments of atmospheric tracesAerosolsConclusionElastic LIDAR measurement of the troposphere Nobuo TekeuchiOutline of troposphere by LIDAR monitoringLIDAR equation and analytical solutionLIDAR system and example of monitoringMonitoring of aerosol optical propertiesLIDAR network monitoringConclusion and future trendTrace gas species detection in the lower atmosphere by LIDAR Bertrand Calpini and Valentin SimeonovIntroductionDifferential absorption LIDAR equationThe detection of trace gas species by DIALDIAL measurements in the UV (200 to 450 nm)DIAL measurements in the near-IR (1 to 4 μm)DIAL measurements in the mid-IR (5 to 11 μm)Tropospheric ozone as a special case studyComparison between LIDAR measurements and model predictionsPerspectivesResonance fluorescence LIDAR for measurements of the middle and upper atmosphereXinzhao Chu and George C. PapenIntroductionAdvanced technology of resonance fluorescence LIDARKey results of LIDAR measurements in the middle and upper AtmosphereConclusions and future outlookFluorescence spectroscopy and imaging of LIDAR targets Sune SvanbergAbstractIntroductionFluorescenceRemote fluorescence recordingIllustrations of fluorescence LIDAR applicationsDiscussionWind LIDAR Sammy W. Henderson, Phillip Gatt, David Rees, and Milton HuffakerIntroductionBackgroundDoppler wind LIDAR principle of operationDoppler wind LIDAR theory of operationSystem Architectures and example systemsWind measurement applicationsSummary and future prospectsAirborne LIDAR systems Edward V. Browell, William B. Grant, and Syed IsmailIntroductionSpecific requirements for airborne LIDARSpecific airborne LIDAR application areasDifferential absorption LIDARResonance fluorescence LIDARRaman LIDARAtmospheric temperature, densityHydrospheric LIDARLaser altimetersFuture developments expectedSummary and conclusionSpace-Based LIDAR Upendra N. Singh, Syed Ismail, Michael J. Kavaya, David M. Winker, and Farzin AmzajerdianIntroductionTechnology development for space-based LIDAR missionsSpace-based LIDAR for observation of aerosols and cloudsLIDAR altimetryWind measurement from spaceDifferential absorption LIDAR