Sensitivity of a Lidar Inversion Algorithm to Parameters Relating Atmospheric Backscatter and Extinction.

Abstract

A lidar return from a homogeneous atmosphere is used to examine the sensitivity of an inversion algorithm to uncertainties in parameters in a power law relating backscatter to extinction. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA141565

Entities

People

  • D. H. Stephens
  • H. G. Hughes
  • J. A. Ferguson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheres
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Extinction
  • Inversion
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Oceans
  • Recording Systems
  • Scattering
  • Sensitivity
  • Signal Processing
  • Tape Recorders
  • Uncertainty
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.