Ground-based demonstration of a CO2 remote sensor using a 1.57µm differential laser absorption spectrometer with direct detection

Daisuke Sakaizawa; Shuji Kawakami; Masakatsu Nakajima; Yosuke Sawa; Hidekazu Matsueda

doi:10.1117/1.3507092

1 October 2010 Ground-based demonstration of a CO₂ remote sensor using a 1.57µm differential laser absorption spectrometer with direct detection

Daisuke Sakaizawa, Shuji Kawakami, Masakatsu Nakajima, Yosuke Sawa, Hidekazu Matsueda

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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 4, Issue 1, 043548 (October 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3507092

Abstract

A 1.57-µm laser remote sensor using differential absorption spectrometry is being developed as a candidate for the next space-based mission to observe atmospheric CO₂ and/or other trace gases. The performance of the newly-developed active remote sensor has been evaluated for horizontal measurements and initial vertical measurements have been demonstrated. This study shows the results of in-house and field measurements to evaluate column-averaged CO₂ mixing ratios. The in-house measurements demonstrated the instrumental response showing agreement within a correlation coefficient of 0.998 for a known CO₂ density. Field measurements to evaluate horizontal and vertical column-averaged CO₂ mixing ratio were made with a measured precision of 0.49% and 1.7%, respectively. The horizontal integration range was 2.1 km and the vertical range extended from the surface up to the cloud base at ~3 km with corresponding accumulation time of 25 min. Complementary measurements with a multi-positioned in-situ sensor along the observation path demonstrated that the mean horizontal column-averaged CO₂ density agreed within the difference of 2.8 ppm of the atmospheric CO₂ density.

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Daisuke Sakaizawa, Shuji Kawakami, Masakatsu Nakajima, Yosuke Sawa, and Hidekazu Matsueda "Ground-based demonstration of a CO₂ remote sensor using a 1.57µm differential laser absorption spectrometer with direct detection," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 4(1), 043548 (1 October 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3507092

Published: 1 October 2010

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