Title A Novel Lidar Ceilometer : Design, Implementation and Characterisation Author(s) Vande Hey, Joshua D Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2015. Description XIX, 158 p. 73 illus., 10 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note In this thesis, a new lidar (light detection and ranging) ceilometer capable of monitoring cloud base and sensitive to boundary layer aerosols is introduced. The key to this novelty lies in its divided-lens design that addresses a classical lidar problem of balancing transmitter-receiver overlap and signal-to-noise ratio, along with a method for characterizing overlap in the laboratory. Enhanced sensitivity in the near-range of the instrument is achieved without compromising signal-to-noise in a design that is straightforward to manufacture for broad deployment. The instrument, its optical characterization, and its performance in the field are described. The prototype instrument described here has since formed the basis of a commercial sensor for monitoring clouds and aerosols. High-resolution, continuous observations of clouds and aerosols are needed to reduce the large uncertainties in our current understanding of their influence on climate that have been highlighted by the International Panel on Climate Change. And as international health organizations indicate growing public health threats over the coming decades resulting from poor air quality, extensive aerosol monitoring is required to assess personal exposure to and the health impacts of anthropogenic particulates. Ground-based optical remote sensing measurements made by well-characterized instruments, such as that described in these pages,??are critical to this ISBN,Price 9783319126135 Keyword(s) 1. AIR POLLUTION 2. Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Environmental monitoring 6. GEOPHYSICS 7. Geophysics and Environmental Physics 8. LASERS 9. Monitoring/Environmental Analysis 10. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices 11. PHOTONICS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07503     On Shelf