Lidar Engineering - Introduction to Basic Principles

"Explore the spectrum of lidar engineering in this one-of-a-kind introduction. This unique, accessible book is the first to feature an up-to-date treatment of all the science and engineering aspects of this multidisciplinary field. Building up from the basics, this book will give you a through grounding in lidar; The topic of this textbook is the engineering of lidars, which are optical atmospheric remote sensing systems based on pulsed lasers"--

List 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.

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.

Summary

Explore the spectrum of lidar engineering in this one-of-a-kind introduction. This unique, accessible book is the first to feature an up-to-date treatment of all the science and engineering aspects of this multidisciplinary field. Building up from the basics, this book will give you a through grounding in lidar.

Product details

• Authors: Roberts David W. Roberts, Gimmestad Gary G. Gimmestad, Gary G Gimmestad, Gary G. Gimmestad, Gary G. (Georgia Institute of Technolog Gimmestad, Gary G. (Georgia Institute of Technology) Gimmestad, David W Roberts, David W. Roberts, David W. (MicroDynamics LLC) Roberts
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9780521198516
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19851-6
• No. of pages: 450
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, Electrical Engineering, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Geology & The Lithosphere, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism