Micropulse lidar signals: Uncertainty analysis

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2089-2094

  Welton, Ellsworth J ^a   Campbell, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALGORITHMS; BACKSCATTERING; CLOUDS; ELASTIC MODULI; LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MICROPULSE LIDAR (MPL);

OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL; CLOUD; CORRECTION; LIDAR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036968275     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<2089:MLSUA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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