Active probing of cloud multiple scattering, optical depth, vertical thickness, and liquid water content using wide-angle imaging lidar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4815, Issue , 2002, Pages 129-138

  Love, Steven P ^a   Davis, Anthony B ^a   Rohde, Charles A ^a   Tellier, Larry ^a   Ho, Cheng ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); GREEN'S FUNCTION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTONS; WATER;

CLOUD MULTIPLE SCATTERING; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; OPTICAL DEPTH; VERTICAL THICKNESS; WIDE ANGLE IMAGING LIDAR;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0036451557     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.482312     Document Type: Article

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