Mobile remote sensing system for atmospheric monitoring

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Appl. Opt.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.26.004330· OSTI ID:6378436

Edner, H; Fredriksson, K; Sunesson, A; Svanberg, S; Uneus, L; Wendt, W

A mobile optical remote sensing system for environmental monitoring is described. The system, housed in a full-size truck with a laboratory floor surface of 6.0 x 2.3 m/sup 2/, is mainly intended for differential absorption lidar (DIAL) applications but can also be used for laser-induced fluorescence monitoring and for absorption measurements using classical light sources. The system has a 40-cm diam receiving telescope and fully steerable flat mirror in transmitting/receiving dome. A Nd:YAG-pumped dye laser with auxiliary nonlinear frequency conversion is the preferred transmitter in DIAL measurements. Meaurement examples for atmospheric SO/sub 2/ and NO/sub 2/ monitoring with automatic concentration map drawings are given and further uses are discussed.

• Research Organization: Lund Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden
• OSTI ID: 6378436
• Journal Information: Appl. Opt.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Opt.; (United States) Vol. 26:19; ISSN APOPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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AIR POLLUTION MONITORS
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DESIGN
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REMOTE SENSING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES