Lidar techniques for chemical and aerosol air pollution studies
- NOAA/ERL Wave Propagation Laboratory, Boulder, CO (United States)
At the Wave Propagation Laboratory (WPL), lidar methods are being applied in several areas of air pollution research. Differential absorption lidar (DIAL) systems for measuring ozone, ethylene, and other pollutants have been recently developed. The ozone instrument profiles ozone concentration in the boundary layer and lower troposphere to study sources, sinks, and transport of ozone. A goal is to combine DIAL and Doppler lidar techniques for measurement of the vertical fluxes of ozone and other pollutants. Doppler lidars have been also used at WPL to study visibility reduction caused by aerosol pollutants at the Grand Canyon, and to investigate dispersion of hazardous emissions near the Rocky Flats nuclear plant.
- OSTI ID:
- 141213
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930304--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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