Lidar Approach for Measuring the CO2 Concentrations in the Troposphere from Space

We report progress in assessing the feasibility of a new satellite-based laser-sounding instrument to measure CO 2 concentrations in the lower troposphere from space.

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Published in2007 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Abshire, J.B., Riris, H., Xiaoli Sun, Krainak, M.A., Kawa, R., Jian-Ping Mao, Pey-Schuan Jian, Burris, J.F.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2007
Subjects
Absorption
Atmospheric measurements
Extraterrestrial measurements
Gas lasers
Geophysical measurements
Laser radar
Optical scattering
Sea measurements
Space technology
Terrestrial atmosphere
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Summary:We report progress in assessing the feasibility of a new satellite-based laser-sounding instrument to measure CO 2 concentrations in the lower troposphere from space.
ISSN:2160-9004
DOI:10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452779