Preliminary Investigations of Characteristics of Air Pollutants using a PA-II SD Dual Laser Air Sensor

Air pollution impacts human health and also affects results of complimentary lidar measurements used in atmospheric studies. A PA-II SD Dual Laser Air Sensor was used to measure characteristics of air pollution for different types of pollution and at different locations. Background measurements of ``unpolluted'' air at these locations were also measured for comparison. This paper presents preliminary results for the air pollution measurements and their applications to lidar studies.