Date of Award

Spring 2009

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program/Concentration

Electrical Engineering

Committee Director

Hani E. Elsayed-Ali

Committee Member

Jiang Li

Committee Member

Gon Namkoong

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.E55 M365 2009

Abstract

Researchers and the general public have expressed great concern over how human activities exacerbate pollution's deteriorating impact upon the environment. Effects such as global warming, air quality and ozone layer depletion are but a few examples that can have a dramatic effect on the quality of life worldwide.

A compact lidar system for the purpose of aircraft ozone atmospheric measurements was tested and evaluated. This system will eventually be deployed for aircraft-based, and possibly unpiloted atmospheric vehicle (UAV), ozone and aerosol measurements to improve our understanding of ozone production and transport. Each of the major subsystems was characterized and from the results the subsystems were optimized for maximum operational efficiency. Furthermore, atmospheric testing was conducted by transmitting the 527-nm visible beam into the atmosphere and the backscattered results were compared to the theoretical results of the lidar equation.

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DOI

10.25777/4xh0-zg16

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