Title: | "Possibility of Hard-Target Lidar Detection of a Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound, nu-Pinene Gas, Over Forest Areas" |
Author(s): | Saito Y; Weibring P; Edner H; Svanberg S; |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1559-128X (Print) 1559-128X (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The absorption spectrum of alpha-pinene gas, a biogenic volatile organic compound, was directly measured with a pulsed mid-infrared laser. The maximum absorption wavelength was found to be ~3.42 mum, and an absorption cross section of 4.8 x 10(-23) m(2) molec(-1) was obtained. A simple theoretical calculation with the measured spectral data showed that several hundreds of parts in 10(12) (ppt) of alpha-pinene gas in forest-mountain areas over a range of ~10 km were detectable by a long-path-averaged hard-target absorption lidar. Requirements for system development were also discussed" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINESaito, Y Weibring, P Edner, H Svanberg, S eng 2008/03/25 Appl Opt. 2001 Jul 20; 40(21):3572-4. doi: 10.1364/ao.40.003572" |