Abstract
The Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, located at Hanscom Air Force Base ~15 miles west of Boston, operates a number of lidar systems used for remote sensing of optical and physical properties of the lower, middle, and upper atmosphere. These systems Include a low energy (100-mJ/ pulse) Nd:YAG mobile system designed for low altitude slant-path extinction measurements In low to moderate visibility conditions and higher energy (1.5-J/pulse) mobile and fixed systems for upper stratospheric and lower mesospheric measure- merits of characteristics such as atmospheric density and gravity wave phenomena, in addition, dye lasers and excimer lasers are incorporated to yield measurements utilizing backscatter, resonance fluorescence, and Raman lidar techniques. A mobile 10.6-μm coherent lidar system with spatial scanning capabilities will be operational starting in 1989. This system also includes a high average power excimer laser for simultaneous Raman measurements of atmospheric components.
© 1989 Optical Society of America
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