Target reflectance measurements for calibration of lidar atmospheric backscatter data

Applied Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 1983, Pages 2619-2628

  Kavaya, Michael J ^a   Menzies, Robert T ^a   Haner, David A ^a   Oppenheim, Uri P ^a   Flamant, Pierre H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS, CARBON DIOXIDE; RADAR, OPTICAL; REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 0020822231     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.22.002619     Document Type: Article

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