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Appl Opt

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;
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Journal Title:		Appl Opt
Year:		2001
Volume:		40
Issue:		21
Page Number:		3572 - 3574
DOI:		10.1364/ao.40.003572
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"
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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"