Coherent Laser Radar at 2 μm Using Solid-State Lasers

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 4-15

  Henderson, Sammy W ^a   Suni, Paul J ^a   Hale, Charley P ^a   Stephen, S ^a   Hannor, M ^a   Magee, James R ^a   Bruns, Dale L ^a   Yuen, Eric H ^a  

^a Division of Coherent Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; LIDAR; OPTICAL RADAR; SOLID STATE LASERS;

AEROSOL BACKSCATTER; LASER RADAR;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0027150275     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.210439     Document Type: Article

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