title: Lidar technique for remote measurement of temperature by use of vibrational-rotational Raman spectroscopy.
abstract: Atmospheric temperature can be measured remotely by a lidar system that measures the ratio of backscattered signals from vibrational-rotational Raman scattering by N(2) to pure vibrational Raman scattering. We present simulations of the performance of an airborne lidar system (based on the Goddard Airborne Raman lidar) that employs this technique.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Atmospheres, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Heaps
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burris
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: French