title: Variable-wavelength solar-blind Raman lidar for remote measurement of atmospheric water-vapor concentration and temperature.
abstract: System definition and performance calculations are presented for a variable-wavelength solar-blind Raman lidar capable of remotely measuring profiles of atmospheric water-vapor concentration and temperature. A figure of merit is defined which is related to the wavelength dependent SNR. It is shown that the figure of merit for a particular output wavelength depends critically on the instantaneous total ozone overburden as well as the ozone content from the earth's surface up to a maximum measurement altitude. Figures of merit for water-vapor and temperature profile measurements are presented. Best performance output wavelengths are given, and total output energies required to yield prespecified accuracies are computed.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooney