Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2263-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2263-2023
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27 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 27 Apr 2023

Pseudorandom modulation continuous-wave narrowband sodium temperature and wind lidar

Xin Fang, Feng Li, Lei-lei Sun, and Tao Li

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We successfully developed the first pseudorandom modulation continuous-wave narrowband sodium lidar (PMCW-NSL) system for simultaneous measurements of the mesopause region's temperature and wind. Based on the innovative decoded technique and algorithm for CW lidar, both the main and residual lights modulated by M-code are used and directed to the atmosphere in the vertical and eastward directions, tilted 20° from the zenith. The PMCW-NSL system can applied to airborne and space-borne purposes.
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