STRAT: An automated algorithm to retrieve the vertical structure of the atmosphere from single-channel lidar data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 761-775

  Morille, Y ^a   Haeffelin, M ^b   Drobinski, P ^b   Pelon, J ^b  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; OPTICAL RADAR; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

BACKSCATTER LIDAR; SINGLE-CHANNEL LIDAR; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CLOUDS; OPTICAL RADAR; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; LIDAR; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE-DE-FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE-DE-PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248325277     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2008.1     Document Type: Article

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