An algorithm that retrieves aerosol properties from dual-wavelength polarized lidar measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Nishizawa, Tomoaki ^a,b   Okamoto, Hajime ^a   Sugimoto, Nobuo ^c   Matsui, Ichiro ^c   Shimizu, Atsushi ^c   Aoki, Kazuma ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY CONDITION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; LIDAR; MIE THEORY; POLARIZATION; RADIOMETER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VERTICAL PROFILE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 34249729841     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/2006JD007435     Document Type: Article

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