Space-based active optical remote sensing of carbon dioxide column using high-energy two-micron pulsed ipda lidar

Development of a Pulsed 2-micron Integrated Path Differential Absorption Lidar for CO2 Measurement

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important greenhouse gas that significantly contributes to the carbon cycle and global radiation budget on Earth. Active remote sensing of CO2 is important to address several limitations that contend with passive sensors. A 2-micron double-pulsed, Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA) lidar instrument for ground and airborne atmospheric CO2 concen...

Airborne Measurements of CO2 Column Concentration and Range Using a Pulsed Direct-Detection IPDA Lidar

We have previously demonstrated a pulsed direct detection IPDA lidar to measure range and the column concentration of atmospheric CO2. The lidar measures the atmospheric backscatter profiles and samples the shape of the 1,572.33 nm CO2 absorption line. We participated in the ASCENDS science flights on the NASA DC-8 aircraft during August 2011 and report here lidar measurements made on four flig...

Random-modulation Cw Lidar System for Space-borne Carbon Dioxide Remote Sensing Based on a High-brightness Semiconductor Laser

Active Remote Sensing: Lidar SNR Improvements

Merlin: an Integrated Path Differential Absorption (ipda) Lidar for Global Methane Remote Sensing

1 Airbus DS GmbH, 81663 Munich, Germany, Email: [email protected] 2 DLR Space Administration, 53227 Bonn, Germany, Email: [email protected] 3 Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, 31401 Toulouse, France, Email: [email protected] 4 DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics, 82234 Wessling, Germany, Email: [email protected] 5 Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, 91128 Palaiseau, ...