Advances in Spectroscopic Monitoring of the Atmosphere provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge technologies and monitoring applications. Concepts are illustrated by numerous examples with information on spectroscopic techniques and applications widely distributed throughout the text. This information is important for researchers to gain an overview of recent developments in the field and make informed selections among the most suitable techniques. This volume also provides information that will allow researchers to explore implementing and developing new diagnostic tools or new approaches for trace gas and aerosol sensing themselves. Advances in Spectroscopic Monitoring of the Atmosphere covers advanced and newly emerging spectroscopic techniques for optical metrology of gases and particles in the atmosphere. This book will be a valuable reference for atmospheric scientists, including those whose focus is applying the methods to atmospheric studies, and those who develop instrumentation. It will also serve as a useful introduction to researchers entering the field and provide relevant examples to researchers and students developing and applying optical sensors for a variety of other scientific, technical, and industrial uses.

1. Current trends and future outlook in spectroscopic monitoring of the atmosphere 2. Remote sensing using open-path dual-comb spectroscopy 3. Broadband optical cavity methods 4. Atmospheric trace gas measurements using laser heterodyne spectroscopy 5. Photoacoustic spectroscopy for gas sensing 6. Unmanned aerial systems for trace gases 7. Measurements of aerosol optical properties using spectroscopic techniques 8. Trace gas measurements using cavity ring-down spectroscopy 9. Atmospheric flux measurements 10. Balloon-borne and airborne measurements