CEDAR email: New book: Atmospheric Lidar Fundamentals

[Chiao-Yao She]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new book, “Atmospheric 
Lidar Fundamentals: Laser Light Scattering from Atoms and Linear 
Molecules”, published by Cambridge University Press. The book can be 
ordered directly from Cambridge at: https:// 
www.cambridge.org/9781316518236 
<http://www.cambridge.org/9781316518236>. If interested, you can 
directly order online and get 20% discount by entering the code SHE2022 
at the checkout (please see the attached flyer). The book is also 
available on Amazon and on Barnes and Noble.

Here is the description from the Cambridge website:

Lidar is a remote sensing technique that employs laser beams to produce 
a high-resolution, four-dimensional probe, with important applications 
in atmospheric science. Suitable as a detailed reference or an advanced 
textbook for interdisciplinary courses, this book discusses the 
underlying principles of light-scattering theory and describes widely 
used lidar systems in current research, exploring how they can be 
employed effectively for atmospheric profiling. This self-contained text 
provides a solid grounding in the essential physics of light-matter 
interactions and the fundamentals of atmospheric lidars through a 
discussion of the principles that govern light-matter interactions and 
an exploration of both historical and recent scientific developments in 
lidar technology. This is an essential resource for physicists, optical 
engineers and other researchers in atmospheric science and remote sensing.

  * Presents a detailed treatment of the underlying principles of
    light-matter interactions, and how they relate to modern lidar
    research and applications
  * Provides a concise summary of laser light scattering and
    atomic/molecular spectroscopy, essential for researchers seeking to
    understand the fundamental optical processes behind atmospheric lidars
  * Describes underlying optical and electro-optical technologies
    required to optimize the performance of lidar receiver systems

Materials from research literature since 2005 has guided the discussion 
of newer Stokes-vector based polarization lidars and on atmospheric 
parameter measurements by narrowband laser-induced fluorescence lidars. 
Finally, we were honored that John Hall (Nobel Laureate in Physics, 
2005) kindly agreed to write the FORWARD. In addition to atmospheric 
lidar fundamentals, as recommended to us by Chet Gardner we have 
included the rudimentary physics of laser guide star and the associated 
lidar applications, and we took an author’s privilege and included the 
interesting story of Joe’s research career at Colorado State University 
by means of autobiographical acknowledgement as Appendix C.

Our Warm Regards,

C.-Y. “Joe” She and Jonathan S. Friedman

-- 
Chiao-Yao She, Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics, Colorado State University
3230 Irving Street, San Francisco, CA  94122-1313

https://www.cambridge.org/9781316518236  <https://www.cambridge.org/9781316620113>
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