Abstract
An airborne, topographic backscatter CO2 differential absorption lidar (DIAL) system is being developed by the Air Force Phillips Laboratory to evaluate the feasibility of long-range remote sensing of gaseous species present in trace amounts in the atmosphere. A series of tests were conducted in 1995 at the Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS) facility on Maui, Hawaii, to determine system requirements for the DIAL system. An airworthy DIAL system is now being assembled. A thorough system characterization will be performed in the laboratory and a series of ground-based tests is planned to evaluate system capabilities and verify system performance prior to airborne tests. Results of the AMOS experiments, the airborne system design, the ground test approach and the flight test objectives are described.
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