Examination of the traditional Raman lidar technique. II. Evaluating the ratios for water vapor and aerosols

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2593-2608

  Whiteman, David N ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACKSCATTERING; RAMAN SCATTERING; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORS;

LIDAR EQUATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0042830941     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.002593     Document Type: Article

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