https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817606004
Boundary layer temperature measurements of a noctual urban boundary layer
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Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Published online: 13 April 2018
A low-power lidar system based in Manchester, United Kingdom has been developed to measure temperature profiles in the nocturnal urban boundary layer. The lidar transmitter uses a 355nm diode-pumped solid state Nd:YAG laser and two narrow-band interference filters in the receiver filter out rotational Raman lines that are dependent on temperature. The spectral response of the lidar is calibrated using a monochromator. Temperature profiles measured by the system are calibrated by comparison to co-located radiosondes.
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