International Workshop on Spaceborne Lidar 1996
- Technology and Applications -"

December 16- 18,1996, Hakone Hotel Kagetsuen, Hakone, Japan
Organized by National Space Development Agancy of Japan (NASDA), Earth Science& Technology Forum / Earth Science and Technology Organization

Cover, Preface, Workshop Program (PDF file)
Proceeding Contents (PDF file)

Project for Earth Environment Observation in NASDA
T. Igarashi (National Space Development Agency of Japan PDF file

Contribution of a Space-borne Backscatter Lidar to Earth Radiation Budget and Surface Flux Climatology
J. Pelon (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS) PDF file

LITE
C. M. R. Platt (CSIRO, Division of Atmospheric Research PDF file

Shuttle Laser Altimater (SLA)
J. Spinhirne (NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center) PDF file

NASA's Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Mission
J. Spinhirne (NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center) PDF file

Global Tropospheric Aerosols
Y. Iwasaka (Nagoya University) PDF file



Laser Safety and Accidental Laser Injuries to the Eye
T. Nishisaka (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology PDF file

Eye Safety for Space Borne Lidar
J. Spinhirne (NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center) PDF file

Eye-Safety
A. E. Marini (ESA, European Space Research and Technology Centre PDF file

Eye-Safety
N. Tanioka (National Space Development Agency of Japan PDF file


Overview of NASDA MDS-LIDAR Program
N. Tanioka (National Space Development Agency of Japan PDF file

Development of NASDA MDS-LIDAR
T. Imai (National Space Development Agency of Japan PDF file

ALISSA
J. Pelon (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS) PDF file

Roles of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Change Processes
T. Nakajima (University of Tokyo) PDF file

MDS-Lidar Scientific Mission
Y. Sasano (National Institute for Environmental Studies) PDF file

Observation Strategy
K. Shimizu (Science University of Tokyo) PDF file



Overview of ATMOS-B1
T. Takamura (Chiba University) PDF file

ATMOS-B1 Lidar
T. Itabe (Communications Research Laboratory) PDF file

Cloud Profiling Radar for Cloud Radiation Study
H. Kumagai (Communications Research Laboratory) PDF file

Some Issues on the Microwave Remote Sensing of Clouds
T. Hayasaka (Tohoku University) PDF file

Spaceborne Lidar Technology Developments at the European Space Agency
A. E. Marini (ESA, European Space Research and Technology Centre) PDF file

Space-Borne Backscatter Lidar an Operational Tool for Weather Forecast and Climate Research
W. Renger (DLR, Institut fuer Physik der Atmosphaere) PDF file

The Interactions of Clouds and Radiation: Retrieval of Optimum Parameters from Space Lidar and Radiometry
C. M. R. Platt (CSIRO, Division of Atmospheric Research) PDF file

Cloud-Radiation Study in the JACCS/MRI Program
S. Asano (Meteorological Research Institute) PDF file



Multiple Scattering from Cirrus Clouds: A Fast Approach to Retrieve Optical Characteristics of the Atmosphere from LIDAR Returns
W. Renger (DLR, Institut fuer Physik der Atmosphaere) PDF file

Multiple Scattering Effects in Space LIDAR
C. M. R. Platt (CSIRO, Division of Atmospheric Research) PDF file

Multiple Scattering Effects on Space Borne Lidar
J. Spinhirne (NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center) PDF file

On the Multiple Scattering Contribution in Backscattered LIDAR Signals for Spaceborne Observations
J. Pelon (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS) PDF file

Monte Carlo Simulations for Spaceborne Lidar
Takahisa Kobayash (Meteorological Research Institute) PDF file

Observation of Multiple Scattering Effect in Clouds by a Dual FOV Polarization and Raman Lidar from Ground
T. Murayama (Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine) PDF file

Closing Remarks as Summary
K. Asai (TohokuInstitute of Technology PDF file


Poster Party

First Retrieved Data from IMG, Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse Gases, Boarding on ADEOS Satellite
H. Kobayashi (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Japan PDF file

Airborne Interferometer TII-1&2 Supporting IMG Data Evaluation
H. Kobayashi (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Japan PDF file

Concept of Spaceborne Lidar Telescope with Acousto Optic Tunable Filter (AOTF)
H. Koshiishi (National Aerospace Laboratory) PDF file

Development of an Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter
H. Koshiishi (National Aerospace Laboratory) PDF file

Analysis and Development of Spaceborne Water Vapor DIAL
C. Nagasawa (Tokyo Metropolitan University) PDF file

A Spaceborne Lidar for Global Observation of Metallic Atoms in the Mesopause Region
C. Nagasawa (Tokyo Metropolitan University) PDF file

Laser Long-Path Absorption Experiment Using Retroreflector in Space (RIS) on ADEOS
N. Sugimoto (National Institute for Environmental Studies) PDF file

Participants List