Lidar Measurement of Temperature: a New Approach
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 14 (1), 76-78
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.14.000076
Abstract
It is shown that the thermal distribution of rotational states within a molecular absorption band of a gas can be probed by means of lidar differential absorption to obtain measurements of the gas temperature. A technique for exploiting this is described; and preliminary calculations indicate that, although relatively weak absorptions are involved, sensitivities should be sufficient for profile measurements of temperature in the atmosphere.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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