A mobile remote sensing laboratory for water vapor, trace gas, aerosol, and wind speed measurements

Conference · Fri Mar 19 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10170251

Slaughter, D; White, W; Tulloch, W; DeSlover, D

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has developed a mobile field laboratory for remote measurement of atmospheric processes and observables that are important in global climate change, dispersal of hazardous materials, and atmospheric pollution. Specific observables of interest are water vapor, trace gases, aerosol size and density, wind, and temperature. The goal is to study atmospheric processes continuously for extended periods in remote field locations. This laboratory has just reached field ready status with sensors for aerosol and trace gas measurement based on established techniques. A development program is underway to enhance the sensor suite with several new techniques and instruments that are expected to significantly extend the state of the art in remote trace gas analysis. The new sensors will be incorporated into the lab during the next two years.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 10170251
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-113269; CONF-930346-2; ON: DE93017158
• Resource Relation: Conference: Optical Society of America meeting on optical remote sensing of the atmosphere,Salt Lake City, UT (United States),8-12 Mar 1993; Other Information: PBD: 19 Mar 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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