Laser Remote Sensing

• Other Authors: Fukuchi, Tetsuo (Editor), Fujii, Takashi (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 2005
• Series: Optical engineering (CRC Press) 97
• Subjects: Atmosphere > Laser observations; Atmospheric physics > Remote sensing; Optical radar > Observations
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: xii, 888 pages, [20] pages of plates some colour illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780824742560; 0824742567

Laser Remote Sensing provides an up-to-date, comprehensive review on LIDAR, focusing mainly on applications to current topics in atmospheric science. The scope of the book includes laser remote sensing of the atmosphere, including measurement of aerosols, water vapor, clouds, winds, trace constituents, and temperature. It also covers other interesting applications such as vegetation monitoring and altimetry. LIDAR systems described in this volume include ground-based (fixed or mobile), airborne, and spaceborne (satellite-based) systems. The book emphasizes instrumentation and measurement techniques to enable the reader to understand what kind of a LIDAR system is necessary for a certain application.