Use of a polarization lidar for the retrieval of cloud optical parameters

Svetlana V. Samoilova; Yuri S. Balin

doi:10.1117/12.411986

29 December 2000 Use of a polarization lidar for the retrieval of cloud optical parameters

Proceedings Volume 4341, Seventh International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.411986
Event: 7th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, 2000, Tomsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

We have derived a lidar equation allowing for contribution from multiple scattering (MS) that enables one to describe polarization properties of the lidar returns. An algorithm is also proposed to reconstruct the profiles of scattering coefficient and lidar ratio (backscattering phase function) under conditions of a priori uncertainties. Some results are presented in the paper on retrieval of optical parameters of clouds from lidar return signals calculated by the Monte-Carlo method.

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Svetlana V. Samoilova and Yuri S. Balin "Use of a polarization lidar for the retrieval of cloud optical parameters", Proc. SPIE 4341, Seventh International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, (29 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.411986

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