Strong dependence of rain-induced lidar depolarization on the illumination angle: Experimental evidence and geometrical-optics interpretation

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 27, 2001, Pages 4770-4789

  Roy, Gilles ^a   Bissonnette, Luc R ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CLOUDS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; POLARIZATION; SCANNING;

LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0000174707     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.004770     Document Type: Article

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