Optimal method of linear regression in laser remote sensing

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 5078-5083

  Volkov, Sergei N ^a   Kaul, Bruno V ^a   Shelefontuk, Dmitri I ^a  

^a V E ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LASERS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTODETECTORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LASER REMOTE SENSING; LINEAR REGRESSION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0037143936     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.005078     Document Type: Article

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