On the Analytical Inversion of Lidar Returns from an Inhomogeneous Atmosphere.

Abstract

A new analytical method is presented for extracting attenuation and backscatter coefficients in an inhomogeneous atmosphere from the return signal of a monostatic, single wavelength lidar system. The inversion method can be applied using only information contained in the signal itself and, in sharp contrast to a well known related analytical inversion method, it is relatively tolerant of various characteristic errors and uncertainties. Inversion examples for a variety of conditions are presented and discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085922

Entities

People

  • James D. Klett

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Attenuation
  • Backscattering
  • Boundaries
  • Computations
  • Contracts
  • Curvature
  • Data Processing
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Physical Sciences
  • Radiation
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.