Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Jul 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992lara.conf..579h&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Langley Research Center, 16th International Laser Radar Conference, Part 2 p 579-580 (SEE N92-31013 21-35)
Physics
Optics
Aerosols, Airborne Radar, Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Backscattering, Marine Meteorology, Meteorological Radar, Optical Radar, Radar Receivers, Radar Scattering, Algorithms, Cassegrain Optics, Field Of View, Mirrors, Optical Thickness, Reflection, Telescopes
Scientific paper
In 1986, H. Berber and Hooper examined the signals that could be detected by an airborne lidar flying above the marine boundary layer (MBL). One signal (aureole) formed from laser light returned to the receiver after a reflect off the ocean and forward scatter off the aerosol particles appeared to be both detectable and related to the optical depth of the MBL. Now, research has been directed towards developing a practical instrument to measure the aureole and finding an algorithm to use the information. Unlike the lidar backscatter which typically requires a telescope with a narrow field of view (0.5 mrad), the aureole signal occurs over a wide field of view (50 mrad). To accommodate the totally different needs, a standard commercial Cassegrainian telescope was modified to yield a telescope with two focal planes. The secondary mirror was replaced by a lens, whose front surface was half silvered and curved to match the replaced mirror. Light reflecting off the lens focused behind the primary mirror. The back lens surface was curved to allow unreflected light to focus at the natural focus of the primary mirror. This focal plane which is behind the lens has a wide field of view. To calculate an extinction profile, the aureole optical depth estimate is combined with the lidar backscatter profile.
Hooper Patrick W.
Jensen Douglas R.
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