Comprehensive particle characterization from three-wavelength Raman-lidar observations: Case study

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 27, 2001, Pages 4863-4869

  Müller, Detlef ^a   Wandinger, Ulla ^a   Althausen, Dietrich ^a   Fiebig, Markus ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0002827576     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.004863     Document Type: Article

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