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5 - Introduction to Lidar Remote Sensing and the Lidar Equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2022

Chiao-Yao She  and
Jonathan S. Friedman
Chiao-Yao She
Affiliation:
Colorado State University
Jonathan S. Friedman
Affiliation:
Universidad Ana G. Mendez
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Summary

In Chapter 5, having introduced the physics behind light scattering, we present the lidar equation. This sets the stage for consideration and simulation of various types of lidar. These include the following broadband lidars: Rayleigh–Mie, polarization, vibrational Raman and fluorescence, and differential absorption. They also include high–spectral resolution (narrowband) lidars: Lidar ratio and aerosol properties, temperature profiling by integration Rayleigh+Raman, temperature profiling with rotational Raman and Cabannes scattering, Rayleigh–Mie wind profiling, and mesopause–region resonance fluorescence wind+temperature profiling.

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lidar equationatmospheric state parameters fluctuations
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Atmospheric Lidar Fundamentals
Laser Light Scattering from Atoms and Linear Molecules
 , pp. 94 - 102
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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