ABSTRACT

This paper describes the constructional features of a compact dual polarization lidar (CDPL) system developed for remote sensing the suspended particulate matter and clouds in the atmosphere. The new lidar system employs a rigid biaxial configuration and uses the latest technology in the transmitter and receiver configurations. The low cost lidar system is able to provide the continuous measurement of atmosphere during day and night without pause at very fine spatial and temporal resolutions, first of its kind of development in India.