Estimate optimization parameters for incoherent backscatter heterodyne lidar

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 36, 1997, Pages 9425-9436

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

^a Environmental Technology Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0012814883     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.009425     Document Type: Article

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