For over 20 years researchers have been investigating the feasibility of profiling tropospheric vector wind velocity from space with a pulsed Doppler lidar. Efforts have included theoretical development, system and mission studies, technology development, and ground-based and airborne measurements. Now NASA plans to take the next logical step towards enabling operational global tropospheric wind profiles by demonstrating horizontal wind measurements from the Space Shuttle in early 2001 using a coherent Doppler wind lidar system.


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    Title :

    SPAce Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment (SPARCLE) Space Shuttle Mission


    Contributors:
    M. J. Kavaya (author) / G. D. Emmitt (author)

    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment (SPARCLE) Space Shuttle Mission (Invited Paper) [3380-02]

    Kavaya, M. J. / Emmitt, G. D. / SPIE | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998


    2-Micron Diode-Pumped Pulsed Laser Transmitter for SPARCLE: A Coherent Wind Lidar Shuttle Mission

    Singh, U. N. / Yu, J. / Petros, M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998



    Design and development of the SPARCLE coherent lidar transceiver

    Phillips, Mark W. / Schnal, Dane L. / Hale, Charley P. et al. | SPIE | 1999