Description:

Lidar is a critical tool for remotely understanding Earth’s atmosphere and the greater coupled Earth system. In response to the challenges recently laid out by the NAS Earth Science Decadal Survey, advancements in lidar technologies and techniques are necessary.  These newly emergent technologies are reshaping how lidar systems are designed, built, and deployed. Additionally, advanced lidar techniques, in either the measurement or analysis space, are changing how we interpret lidar data and serve to complement instrument hardware in novel ways.

The goal of this session is to provide a platform by which engineers and scientists can discuss how recently emerging technologies and techniques can, or are, enabling advanced lidar measurements. Submissions should include either: new measurement techniques which introduce lidar to previously unexplored research areas, historically common measurements that are improved with new technologies, or novel analysis approaches. Submissions are solicited for enabling subcomponent technologies, including but not limited to: active spectral filters, novel lasers, detectors, counting systems, or adaptations from other fields. Submissions are also solicited for advanced processing or assimilation methodologies, including but not limited to: de-noising, optimized filtering, applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning, or advanced algorithm development. Submission of papers that span actual implementation to theoretical studies are encouraged, including simulation and modeling efforts, which demonstrate the breadth of measurement possibilities.