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lidar Definition

li·dar (där′)

noun

a meteorological instrument using transmitted and reflected laser light for detecting atmospheric particles, as pollutants, and determining their elevation, concentration, etc.

Etymology: li(ght) + (ra)dar

lidar Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: The project's aim is to record the visible archeological features of a 5 x 6 km area around the hills using airborne lidar.

Adjective modifier

  • airborne: The project's aim is to record the visible archeological features of a 5 x 6 km area around the hills using airborne lidar.

Modifies a noun

  • measurement: SB: LIDAR measurements of S transport across the Atlantic have been published.
  • datum: Ground surface models, with or without structures can be produced from lidar data.
  • system: I shall also describe briefly the work we are doing to interpret data from flash lidar systems.
  • gun: Laser diodes: The strongest laser diode you can buy is the one they put in the lidar gun.
  • observation: The lidar observations ( 1 ) were used to determine an air parcel trajectory along clear bands of aerosol.
  • signal: The simulated and observed lidar signals were then compared and the assumptions in the microphysical model refined.

Noun used with modifier

  • cloud: Cloud lidar works in the same way as radar but uses laser light.
  • police: Average operating range of police lidar is about 800 feet.

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