Comparison of continuous-wave CO2 lidar calibration by use of Earth-surface targets in laboratory and airborne measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 30, 1998, Pages 7120-7127

  Jarzembski, Maurice A ^a   Srivastava, Vandana ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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EID: 0000379468     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007120     Document Type: Article

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