Technique for correcting effects of long co2 laser pulses in aerosol-backscattered coherent lidar returns

Applied Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 1988, Pages 2719-2729

  Zhao, Yanzeng ^a   Hardesty, R M ^b  

^a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84975558667     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.27.002719     Document Type: Article

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