Articles | Volume 15, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5159-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5159-2022
Research article
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13 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 13 Sep 2022

Extending water vapor measurement capability of photon-limited differential absorption lidars through simultaneous denoising and inversion

Willem J. Marais and Matthew Hayman

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For atmospheric science and weather prediction, it is important to make water vapor measurements in real time. A low-cost lidar instrument has been developed by Montana State University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. We developed an advanced signal-processing method to extend the scientific capability of the lidar instrument. With the new method we show that the maximum altitude at which the MPD can make water vapor measurements can be extended up to 8 km.
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