System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa
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 atmosp...
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| author | A. Sharma V. Sivakumar C. Bollig C. van der Westhuizen D. Moema |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-dfedc15a0e054c4280be43dbc7ffcdb32025-08-20T01:53:05ZengAcademy of Science of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Science1996-74892009-11-0110511/124564628411System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South AfricaA. Sharma0V. Sivakumar1C. Bollig2C. van der Westhuizen3D. Moema4CSIR National Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.CSIR National Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.CSIR National Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.CSIR National Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.CSIR National Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.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.https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10230 |
| spellingShingle | A. Sharma V. Sivakumar C. Bollig C. van der Westhuizen D. Moema System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa South African Journal of Science |
| title | System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa |
| title_full | System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa |
| title_short | System description of the mobile LIDAR of the CSIR, South Africa |
| title_sort | system description of the mobile lidar of the csir south africa |
| url | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10230 |
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