In situ cloud sensing with multiple scattering lidar: Simulations and demonstration

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1505-1522

  Evans, K Franklin ^a   Lawson, R Paul ^b   Zmarzly, Pat ^b   O'Connor, Darren ^b   Wiscombe, Warren J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SPEC INC   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LASER PULSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTONS; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

POWER LAW;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0346847667     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1505:ISCSWM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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