Retrieval of multi-wavelength aerosol lidar ratio profiles using Raman scattering and Mie backscattering signals

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-40

  Su, Jia ^a   Liu, Zhaoyan ^b   Wu, Yonghua ^c   McCormick, M Patrick ^a   Lei, Liqiao ^a  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Lidar ratio; Multi wavelength

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; BACKSCATTER SIGNALS; BACKSCATTERED SIGNAL; BACKSCATTERING SIGNALS; LIDAR RATIO; MULTIWAVELENGTH; RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES; SCATTERING SIGNALS;

AEROSOLS; OPTICAL RADAR; RAMAN SCATTERING; SOFTWOODS; WAVELENGTH;

BACKSCATTERING;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; LIDAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; WAVELENGTH;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR SIZE; MULTIWAVELENGTH ELASTIC BACKSCATTERED SIGNAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION;

HAMPTON; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84880171719     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.027     Document Type: Article

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