Utility of a Dual-Lidar Method to Measure Integrated Extinction

Abstract

This report considers a proposal for a dual-lidar method to directly measure atmospheric extinction and backscatter coefficient profiles without the need to make the usual assumptions of horizontal homogeneity or constant backscatter-to-extinction ratio. A complete mathematical derivation for both techniques is presented. A dual-lidar method for measuring optical depths is demonstrated, but while the theory is valid, evaluating the accuracy of the results is difficult. Keywords include: Extinction coefficient profiles and Integrated extinction and visibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203145

Entities

People

  • M. R. Paulson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Availability
  • Backscattering
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Command And Control
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Equations
  • Homogeneity
  • Measurement
  • Security
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Statistical inference.