Effect of multiple scattering on depolarization measurements with spaceborne lidars

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3620-3633

  Reichardt, Susanne ^a,b   Reichardt, Jens ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULES; SPACE SHUTTLES;

SPACEBORNE LIDARS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0037703681     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.003620     Document Type: Article

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