Accuracy of Raman lidar water vapor calibration and its applicability to long-term measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 5592-5603

  Leblanc, Thierry ^a   McDermid, I Stuart ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; WATER VAPOR;

ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; CALIBRATION PROCESS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INCOMPLETE SAMPLINGS; INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS; LONG TERM MONITORING; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 60749098821     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.005592     Document Type: Article

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