Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The basic lidar models; 3. The molecular atmosphere; 4. Particles in the atmosphere; 5. Lidar transmitters; 6. Lidar receivers and the geometrical function; 7. Optomechanics; 8. Optical detection; 9. Data systems; 10. Lidar data analysis; 11. Applications; Appendix.

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About the Author

Gary G. Gimmestad is an Instructor in Professional Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. He is a fellow of the IEEE, OSA, AAAS, and SPIE, and is a Fulbright Scholar. He has twice received Order or Merit awards for service to the lidar community for organizing and presenting Lidar Tutorials at International Laser Radar Conferences. David W. Roberts is Chief Engineer at MicroDynamics LLC. He worked for the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory for thirty years where he developed innovative atmospheric lidar systems for measuring aerosols, ozone, water vapor, and optical turbulence.