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Review

IR differential-absorption lidars for ecological monitoring of the environment

B. I. Vasil'ev^a, O. M. Mannoun<sup>b

a</sup> P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow region

Abstract: A review of studies on lidar sensing of the environment by the method of IR differential absorption is presented. The differential-absorption method is described and its various applications are considered. A comparison of this method with other methods of lidar sensing showed that a differential-absorption lidar successfully supplements a Raman lidar. The basic parameters are presented for IR lidars fabricated recently by various research groups. The outlook for the IR lidar sensing of the atmosphere is discussed.

PACS: 42.79.Qx, 42.68.Wt, 42.62.Cf

Received: 17.03.2005
Revised: 13.12.2005

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2006, 36:9, 801–820

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