Detection techniques for validating Doppler estimates in heterodyne lidar

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1940-1951

  Rye, Barry J ^a   Hardesty, R Michael ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000758077     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001940     Document Type: Article

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