Model of Lidar Return in Marine Stratus Cloud Layers.

Abstract

Various types of lidars have been used in attempts to obtain quantitative information about the nearby atmosphere. This report investigates the use of a handheld visioceilometer lidar to determine the extinction coefficient sigma as a function of range r at a wavelength lambda of 1.06 micron beneath marine stratus clouds. Keywords include: Stratus cloud layers, Extinction coefficients, Lidars, and Backscatter coefficient.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA180636

Entities

People

  • V. R. Noonkester

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Backscattering
  • Clouds
  • Coefficients
  • Extinction
  • Stratus Clouds

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.