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H2O, CH4, and HSRL Airborne Lidar Observations (HALO)
Completed
TRL 3 (started at 3, targeting 3)
Description
The project will meet the objectives by extending the LaRC HSRL-2 receiver architecture to enable H2O and CH4 DIAL and HSRL measurements. It will also develop two Fibertek pulsed optical parametric oscillator (OPO) lasres to drive two laser transmitter modules to demonstrate H2O or CH4DIAL measurements. They will also develop a multi-wavelength, frequency agile, and wavelength switched injection seeding soure.Finally the project will demonstrate H2O and CH4DIAL and HSRL measurements from the ground and NASA B200 aircraft.
Details
| Technology area | Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors > Lasers |
| Program | Earth Science (ESD) |
| Lead organization | NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC |
| Start date | 2015-02-15 |
| End date | 2018-09-30 |
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