Measurement of carbon dioxide column via space-borne laser absorption

William S. Heaps

doi:10.1117/12.746734

3 October 2007 Measurement of carbon dioxide column via space-borne laser absorption

William S. Heaps

Proceedings Volume 6750, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing III; 67500V (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.746734
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2007, Florence, Italy

Abstract

In order to better understand the budget of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere it is necessary to develop a global high precision understanding of the carbon dioxide column. In order to uncover the 'missing sink' that is responsible for the large discrepancies in the budget as we presently understand it calculation has indicated that measurement accuracy on the order of 1 ppm is necessary. Because typical column average CO2 has now reached 380 ppm this represents a precision on the order of .25% for these column measurements. No species has ever been measured from space at such a precision. In recognition of the importance of understanding the CO2 budget in order to evaluate its impact on global warming the National Research Council in its decadal survey report to NASA recommended planning for a laser based total CO2 mapping mission in the near future. The extreme measurement accuracy requirements on this mission places very strong requirements on the laser system used for the measurement. This work presents an analysis of the characteristics necessary in a laser system used to make this measurement. Consideration is given to the temperature dependence, pressure broadening, and pressure shift of the CO2 lines themselves and how these impact the laser system characteristics Several systems for meeting these requirements that are under investigation at various institutions in the US as well as Europe will be discussed.

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William S. Heaps "Measurement of carbon dioxide column via space-borne laser absorption", Proc. SPIE 6750, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing III, 67500V (3 October 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.746734

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Absorption

Carbon monoxide

Carbon dioxide lasers

Gas lasers

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