Continuous wave laser celiometer with code modulation for measurements of cloud base height

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Holejko, K ^a   Nowak, R ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aerosol extinction; Laser rangefinders; Spread spectrum systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011238944     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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