Development of double- and tripled-pulsed 2-micron IPDA Lidars for column CO2 measurement

Upendra N. Singh; Jirong Yu; Mulugeta Petros; Tamer F. Refaat; Ruben G. Remus; Karl Reithmaier

doi:10.1117/12.2191023

1 September 2015 Development of double- and tripled-pulsed 2-micron IPDA Lidars for column CO₂ measurement

Upendra N. Singh, Jirong Yu, Mulugeta Petros, Tamer F. Refaat, Ruben G. Remus, Karl Reithmaier

Proceedings Volume 9612, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XV; 961204 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191023
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is an important greenhouse gas that significantly contributes to the carbon cycle and global radiation budget on Earth. CO₂ role on Earth’s climate is complicated due to different interactions with various climate components that include the atmosphere, the biosphere and the hydrosphere. Although extensive worldwide efforts for monitoring atmospheric CO₂ through various techniques, including in-situ and passive sensors, are taking place high uncertainties exist in quantifying CO₂ sources and sinks. These uncertainties are mainly due to insufficient spatial and temporal mapping of the gas. Therefore it is required to have more rapid and accurate CO₂ monitoring with higher uniform coverage and higher resolution. CO₂ DIAL operating in the 2-μm band offer better near-surface CO₂ measurement sensitivity due to the intrinsically stronger absorption lines. For more than 15 years, NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) contributed in developing several 2-μm CO₂ DIAL systems and technologies. This paper focuses on the current development of the airborne double-pulsed and triple-pulsed 2-μm CO₂ integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) lidar system at NASA LaRC. This includes the IPDA system development and integration. Results from ground and airborne CO₂ IPDA testing will be presented. The potential of scaling such technology to a space mission will be addressed.

Citation Download Citation

Upendra N. Singh, Jirong Yu, Mulugeta Petros, Tamer F. Refaat, Ruben G. Remus, and Karl Reithmaier "Development of double- and tripled-pulsed 2-micron IPDA Lidars for column CO₂ measurement", Proc. SPIE 9612, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XV, 961204 (1 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191023

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available