System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa

Sharma, Ameeth; Sivakumar, Venkataraman; Bollig, C.; Van der Westhuizen, C.; Moema, D.

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dc.contributor.author	Sharma, Ameeth
dc.contributor.author	Sivakumar, Venkataraman
dc.contributor.author	Bollig, C.
dc.contributor.author	Van der Westhuizen, C.
dc.contributor.author	Moema, D.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-01-25T06:54:10Z
dc.date.available	2010-01-25T06:54:10Z
dc.date.issued	2009-11
dc.description.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.	en
dc.identifier.citation	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/]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0038-2353
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12735
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Academy of Science of South Africa	en
dc.rights	Academy of Science of South Africa	en
dc.subject	LIDAR measurements	en
dc.subject	Laser transmission	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Optical radiometry -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Atmosphere -- Laser observations	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Backscattering	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Remote sensing	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Scientific surveys -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	en
dc.title	System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa	en
dc.type	Article	en