Uniwavelength lidar sensitivity to spherical aerosol microphysical properties for the interpretation of Lagrangian stratospheric observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Jumelet, Julien ^a   David, Christine ^a   Bekki, Slimane ^a   Keckhut, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

Author keywords

Lidar; PSC; Sensitivity study; Size parameters

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACKSCATTERING; LIGHT REFRACTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPHERES;

BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; CALIPSO; DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; INFORMATION CONTENTS; INITIAL VALUES; KEY PARAMETERS; LAGRANGIAN; LARGE PARTICLES; LIDAR; LIDAR DATUMS; LIDAR INVERSION METHODS; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; LIDAR SYSTEMS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MOVING AIRS; MULTIWAVELENGTH LIDARS; PARTICLES SIZES; PSC; RAYLEIGH; REFERENCE VALUES; RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY STUDY; SIZE PARAMETERS; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; UNIMODAL; VARIATIONS OF; VOLCANIC AEROSOLS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 58149239955     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.038     Document Type: Article

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