Abstract: A pulsed CO2 lidar with coherent detection has been used to measure the correlation time of the backscatter of an ensemble of atmospheric aerosol particles which are illuminated by the pulsed radiation. The correlation ...

Abstract: The use of an airborne C02 lidar to obtain cloud backscatter and extinction data at a thermal infrared wavelength is described. The extinction in this spectral region is proportional to the cloud liquid water content. The ...

Abstract: his paper provides atmospheric CO2 column abundance measurement results from a summer 2011 series of flights of a 2.05-?m laser absorption spectrometer on the NASA DC-8 research aircraft. The integrated path differential ...

Abstract: In 1992 the atmospheric lidar remote sensing groups of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Environmental Technology Laboratory ...

Abstract: We briefly but systematically review major sources of aerosol data, emphasizing suites of measurements that seem most likely to contribute to assessments of global aerosol climate forcing. The strengths and limitations of ...

Abstract: A comprehensive and cohesive aerosol measurement record with consistent, well-understood uncertainties is a prerequisite to understanding aerosol impacts on long-term climate and environmental variability. Objectives to ...

Abstract: The deployment of a space-based Doppler lidar would provide information that is fundamental to advancing the understanding and prediction of weather and climate. This paper reviews the concepts of wind measurement by Doppler ...

Abstract: Aerosols exert myriad influences on the earth's environment and climate, and on human health. The complexity of aerosol-related processes requires that information gathered to improve our understanding of climate change ...