RESEARCH ASSOCIATES: David Peri, Eyal Agasi

MAILING ADDRESS: Dr. S. Egert, Hd. Environmental Physics Dept
P.O. box 19, Ness Ziona, Israel

TELEPHONE NUMBER: 972-8-9381623

FAX NUMBER: 972-8-9401404

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Egert@iibr.gov.il, Peri@iibr.gov.il

WEB SITE: http:// www.iibr.gov.il

DATE: 21.08.01

LIDAR LOCATION (Ness Ziona, Israel,31;55N, 34;47E):

SITE ELEVATION: 50m

PARAMETER(S) OR CONSTITUENT(S) MEASURED: Trace constituents, Air Pollution

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND SPONSOR: Multispectral, gas and aerosol monitoring over complex terrain (urban, canopy)

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE: Incoherent, Dial & Disc

MEASUREMENT RANGE: 3-5 km (IR, UV), 10km (VIS, NIR)

VERTICAL RESOLUTION: 10-50 (VIS, NIR), 200m(IR)

FREQ. OF MEASUREMENT (TYPICALLY): 1/day & intensive campains

MEASUREMENT TIMES (TYPICALLY): Day, Night

LASER TYPE AND WAVELENGTH (s): TEA CO2 (9-11) tunnable, 1.06 (optional)

LASER ENERGY/PULSE: 100mJ/100nsec (IR), 1J/10nsec (NIR)

PULSE REPETITION RATE: 10-50HZ

RECEIVER SIZE AND CONFIGURATION:12" (elavated 6-13m, scanning)

DETECTORS USED: HgCdTe Pvolt (IR), Photomult & APD (NIR)

SIGNAL PROCESSING: Automatic Real Time

ANALOG-T0-DIGITAL CONVERTER: Computerized A/D board

COMPUTER: PC

PLATFORM (if applicable): Portable Van

PUBLICATIONS (5 recent and/or significant):

S. egert, D. Peri "Monitoring Tracer Diffusion Over an Urban Region, Using a LIDAR Equipped With a Periscope" 20th, ILRC (2000)

S. Egert, D. Peri, Y. Baumgarten "Standoff Detection for Fixed Installations- Some Test Results" Proc. SPIE 3353 (1998)

S. Egert, D. Peri, Y. Danziger "Efficient Monitoring of Toxic gases Over Industrial Zones Using Remote Sensors" Proc. Air&Waste Mang. Assoc. (1996)

S. Eger, D. Peri "Lidar VS. FTIR Multispectral Monotoring of Water droplets" Proc. MUSCLE (1996)