Optika Atmosfery i Okeana Journal

Vol. 21, issue 10, article # 10

Zuev V. V., Burlakov V. D., Dolgii S. I., Nevzorov A. V. Differential absorption lidar for ozone sensing in the upper troposphere - lower stratosphere. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2008. V. 21. No. 10. P. 765-768. PDF
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Abstract:

A lidar for measurements of ozone distribution in the upper troposphere - lower stratosphere for studying the ozone dynamics in the tropopause region and, in particular, the processes of stratospheric - tropospheric exchange was developed at Siberian Lidar Station of the Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS in Tomsk (56.5°N, 85.0°E). The sensing is performed using the method of differential absorption and scattering at a pair of wavelengths (299 and 341 nm), which are the first and second Stokes components of radiation transformation of the Nd:YAG laser pumping line at 266 nm, based on stimulated Raman effect in hydrogen. Using lidar with the receiving mirror of 0.5 m in diameter, we realized the ozone sensing in altitude range 5–18 km.

Keywords:

stratosphere, troposphere, stratosphere-troposphere exchange, ozone, lidar