System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa
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Sharma, Ameeth
Sivakumar, Venkataraman
Bollig, C.
Van der Westhuizen, C.
Moema, D.
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Academy of Science of South Africa
Abstract
South Africa's first mobile LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) system is being developed at the National Laser Centre (NLC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria (25°45'S; 28°17'E). The system is designed primarily for remote sensing of the atmosphere. At present, the system is being optimised for measuring vertical atmospheric backscatter profiles of aerosols and clouds. In this paper, we describe the complete LIDAR system, including laser transmission, telescope configuration, data acquisition, data archival and post-processing.
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LIDAR measurements, Laser transmission
Sustainable Development Goals
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Sharma, A, Sivakumar, V, Bollig, C, Van der Westhuizen, C & Moema, D 2009, 'System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa', South African Journal of Science, vol. 105, no. 11, pp. 456-462. [http://www.sajs.co.za/]