Instrument Development for Atmospheric Research and Monitoring

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIX

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2. Tropospheric Environmental Studies by Laser Sounding

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2

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   2. Introduction

      • Jens Bösenberg

      Pages 3-6

   3. Methodology

      • Gerard Ancellet, Jens Bösenberg

      Pages 7-32

   4. Instruments

      • Alexandros Papayannis

      Pages 33-88

   5. Data Processing

      • Eric Durieux, Luca Fiorani

      Pages 89-116

   6. Assessment of Accuracy

      • Arnoud Apituley

      Pages 117-155

   7. Applications

      • Gerard Ancellet, Eric Durieux, Luca Fiorani, V. V. Zuev, V. D. Burlakov, B. S. Kostin et al.

      Pages 157-190

   8. TESLAS Publications 1988–1995

      • Jens Bösenberg, David J. Brassington, Paul C. Simon

      Pages 191-203

3. Joint European Development of Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for Measurement of Atmospheric Trace Gases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. General Scientific Report

      • David Brassington

      Pages 207-236

   3. Individual Reports from JETDLAG Contributors

      • A. Lambrecht, H. Böttner, M. Tacke, H. Fischer, J. Bonifer, J. P. Burrows et al.

      Pages 237-297

   4. JETDLAG Publications 1989–1995

      • Jens Bösenberg, David J. Brassington, Paul C. Simon

      Pages 299-311

4. Tropospheric Optical Absorption Spectroscopy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 313-313

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   2. General Scientific Report

      • Paul C. Simon

      Pages 315-345

   3. Individual Reports from TOPAS Contributors

      • R. Colin, M. Carleer, J. M. Guilmot, P. C. Simon, A. C. Vandaele, C. Hermans et al.

      Pages 347-386

   4. TOPAS Publications 1991 – 1995

      • Jens Bösenberg, David J. Brassington, Paul C. Simon

      Pages 387-390

5. Back Matter

   Pages 391-395

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Jens Bosenberg Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie, Bundesstr. 55, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany TESLAS, which stands for Tropospheric Environmental Studies by Laser Sounding, was formed in November 1987 as a subproject of EUROTRAC to enhance the measurement capabilities for vertical profiling of ozone in the troposphere by means of laser remote sensing. For studies of several atmospheric processes related to the formation and redistribution of photo-oxidants there was a clear need for measuring extended time series with appropriate vertical and temporal resolution. These could not be obtained by conventional in situ techniques, at least not with affordable effort, so remote sensing appeared to be the best way to obtain the required information. At the beginning of the subproject, some Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) systems for measuring the vertical distribution of ozone already existed, but their use was restricted to very few laboratories and very few measurement campaigns, since the instruments were highly complex, rather unreliable, and required extensive efforts for maintenance and operation by skilled scientists. In addition, the accuracy of these measurements under a variety of meteorological conditions was not really well established. The main tasks within TESLAS therefore were to develop fully the DIAL-methodology for remote sensing of tropospheric ozone, and to develop instruments which are accurate, reliable, easy to operate, and suitable for field deployment or airborne operation.

• Absorption
• EUREKA
• EUROTRAC
• Environmentally Rrelevant Trace Constituents
• Europe
• European Experiment
• Transformation
• Troposphere
• environment
• environmental project
• spectroscopy
• transport
• air pollution and air quality

• Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany

  Jens Bösenberg

• Atmospheric Chemistry Research Unit, Ascot, Berkshire, Great Britain

  David J. Brassington

• Institut d’Aeronomie Spatiale Belgique, Brusselles, Belgium

  Paul C. Simon

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