Award Abstract #0320800
Development of a CCD Camera Based Lidar for Measurement of Boundary Layer Aerosols

NSF Org:	ATM Division of Atmospheric Sciences
Initial Amendment Date:	July 29, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	July 29, 2003
Award Number:	0320800
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Anne-Marie Schmoltner ATM Division of Atmospheric Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2003
Expires:	August 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$267496
Investigator(s):	Nimmi (Parikh) Sharma sharmanim@ccsu.edu (Principal Investigator) John Barnes (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06053 860/832-2365
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):	0000099 Other Applications NEC
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 1524, 1189, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

This project under the Major Research Instrumentation program involves developing a new generation of bistatic light detection and ranging (lidar) instruments using current CCD digital camera technology. This advance offers an advantage over more traditional coaxial or collinear lidar systems in that one can derive a vertical profile through the atmosphere. Such instruments can be utilized to profile aerosols and fine particles within the ambient atmosphere leading to improving our understanding of atmospheric aerosol properties and dynamic behavior in the planetary boundary layer. By collaboration between Central Connecticut State University and the NOAA/Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory investigators will develop two such instruments and evaluate their performance in both clean and polluted environments. Results will have broad impact in refining the importance of atmospheric aerosols on human health, visibility impairment, radiative forcing and global climate. Broader impacts on education and infrastructure include the involvement of an early-career female Principal Investigator directing the project and opportunities for undergraduate student research experience under her tutelage. Further, the instrumentation will enhance substantially the research capability and infrastructure of environmental science research at a non-Ph.D. granting institution.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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J. E. Barnes, N. C. P. Sharma and T. Kaplan.  "CLidar Profiling of Aerosols at Mauna Loa Observatory,"  2006 Global Monitoring Annual Review National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory Global Monitoring Division,  v.4/24-28,  2006,  p. Boulder.

J. E. Barnes, N. C. Parikh (Sharma), and T. B. Kaplan.  "Boundary Layer Measurements with a Bistatic CCD Camera Lidar,"  Proceedings of the 22nd International Laser Radar Conference,  v.ESA SP5,  2004,  p. 243.

J. E. Barnes, N. C. Parikh (Sharma), S. Bronner and R. Beck.  "Bistatic Lidar Measurements in the Boundary Layer using a CCD Camera,"  Proceedings of SPIE (Laser Radar Technology and Applications III),  v.5086,  2003,  p. 157.

J. E. Barnes, N. C. Parikh and T. B. Kaplan.  "Boundary Layer Aerosol Measurements With a Bistatic CCD Camera Lidar,"  Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting,  v.August,  2004,  p. HI.

John E. Barnes, Nimmi C. Parikh (Sharma) and Trevor Kaplan.  "Boundary Layer Aerosol Measurements Using a Bistatic CCD Camera Lidar,"  SPIE Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring IV,  v.August,  2003,  p. CA.

John E. Barnes, Sebastian Bronner, Robert Beck, and N. C. Parikh (Sharma).  "Boundary Layer Scattering Measurements with a Charge-Coupled Device Camera Lidar,"  Applied Optics,  v.42,  2003,  p. 2647.

N. C. Parikh (Sharma) and J. E. Barnes.  "Development of a Novel Laser Radar Instrument for Atmospheric Studies,"  2004 Connecticut State University Faculty Research Conference,  v.April,  2004,  p. CT.

N. C. Parikh Sharma, J. E. Barnes and T. Kaplan.  "An Imaging Bistatic Lidar System for Boundary Layer Monitoring,"  Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,  v.not,  yet,  p. available.

Nimmi C. P. Sharma, John E. Barnes and Trevor Kaplan.  "Measuring low altitude airborne particulates with optical techniques,"  Connecticut State University Faculty Research Conference,  v.10/14,  2006,  p. CT.


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