Modeling the aerosol extinction versus backscatter relationship for lidar applications: Maritime and continental conditions

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 428-442

  Barnaba, Francesca ^a   Gobbi, Gian Paolo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOMETERS;

AEROSOL EXTINCTION; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; LIDAR; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODELING;

EID: 1842634330     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0428:MTAEVB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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