Lidar engineering : introduction to basic principles / Gary G. Gimmestad, Georgia Institute of Technology, David W. Roberts, Georgia Institute of Technology.
"The term LiDAR has more recently been adopted by the airborne topographic and bathymetric mapping communities. Here we are concerned only with the atmosphere" ... "The book has its roots in a series of lectures that the authors developed for students at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia in 2001-2003"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction - The basic lidar models -- Molecular atmosphere -- Particles in the atmosphere -- Lidar transmitters -- Lidar receivers and the geometrical function -- Optomechanics -- Optical detection -- Data systems -- Lidar data analysis.
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; The topic of this textbook is the engineering of lidars, which are optical atmospheric remote sensing systems based on pulsed lasers"-- Provided by publisher.
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