Demonstration of a Dual-Lidar Method for Measuring Optical Depths in the Vertical

Abstract

Experimental results are reported of optical depth measurements in the vertical direction. A dual-lidar method for measuring extinction coefficient profiles was employed. The mathematical derivations of the method are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA210598

Entities

People

  • Douglas R. Jensen
  • Merle R. Paulson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Analog To Digital Converters
  • Backscattering
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Climbing
  • Coefficients
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Dew Point
  • Extinction
  • Ground Based
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.