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1. General presentation
1.1 Lidar communities and objectives
Lidars are used by two main communities in two distinct application areas: on the one hand, for measuring atmospheric quantities, and on the other, for the topography of natural or built-up surfaces. The main themes are summarized below:
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General presentation
Atmospheric spectroscopies
Bibliography
Books and articles cited
Software tools
Molecular spectroscopy (and more) :
FASCODE http://www.jcdpublishing.com/software.html
Websites
International Coordination group for Laser Atmospheric Studies or ICLAS http://www.irc-iamas.org/groups/http://iclas.hamptonu.edu
European instrumented networks with lidar and ceilometer :
Events
International Laser Radar Conference, ILRC (bi-annual). The last edition took place in New York, USA, in June 2015, and the next will be held in Bucharest, Romania, in June 2017.
Coherent Laser Radar Conference, CLRC (bi-annual in alternation with ILRC). The last one took place in Boulder, CO, USA in June 2016.
Regulations
Eye safety :
- Laser device safety – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements. - Norme CEI 60825-1 - mai 2014
- Safe use of lasers outdoors. - Norme ST-ANSI Z136 - 2014
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors
• Lidar
Leosphere http://www.leosphere.com/
CIMEL http://www.cimel.fr/
Raymetrics http://www.raymetrics.gr/
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