Effect of speckle on lidar pulse-pair ratio statistics

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 33, 1997, Pages 8650-8669

  MacKerrow, Edward P ^a   Schmitt, Mark J ^a   Thompson, David C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; Averaging statistics; Correlation area; Differential absorption lidar; Gamma distribution; Laser speckle; Pulse pair ratio; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001761274     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.008650     Document Type: Article

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