Miniature aerosol lidar for automated airborne application

Renaud Matthey; Valentin Mitev; Gaetano Mileti; Vladislav S. Makarov; Alexander V. Turin; Marco Morandi; Vincenzo Santacesaria

doi:10.1117/12.397821

5 September 2000 Miniature aerosol lidar for automated airborne application

Renaud Matthey, Valentin Mitev, Gaetano Mileti, Vladislav S. Makarov, Alexander V. Turin, Marco Morandi, Vincenzo Santacesaria

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Proceedings Volume 4035, Laser Radar Technology and Applications V; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397821
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Russian Mjasishchev 55 (M-55) <<Geophysica>> high altitude aircraft is dedicated to atmospheric science research. It carries onboard a set of mutually complementary instruments for in- situ and remote sensing. The Green Miniature Aerosol Lidar (GMAL) has been developed to operate automatically on this platform. It is a short-range, zenith-looking, depolarization elastic-backscatter lidar based on a 532 nm micro-chip Nd-YAG laser. Compact, low-power consuming, it stands in a 27-litre isolating and warmed hermetic box. The device participated successfully to an extended test campaign in Italy during December 1998 and January 1999, and to the APE/THESEO campaign in the Indian Ocean during February-March 1999. It also showed capabilities for unattended measurement of the low troposphere from the ground. Description of the instrument and preliminary results are presented.

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Renaud Matthey, Valentin Mitev, Gaetano Mileti, Vladislav S. Makarov, Alexander V. Turin, Marco Morandi, and Vincenzo Santacesaria "Miniature aerosol lidar for automated airborne application", Proc. SPIE 4035, Laser Radar Technology and Applications V, (5 September 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397821

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