DocumentCode
1035148
Title
Validating lidar depolarization calibration using solar radiation scattered by ice clouds
Author
Liu, Zhaoyan ; McGill, Matthew ; Hu, Yongxiang ; Hostetler, Chris ; Vaughan, Mark ; Winker, David
Author_Institution
Center for Atmos. Sci., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Volume
1
Issue
3
fYear
2004
fDate
7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
157
Lastpage
161
Abstract
This letter proposes the use of solar background radiation scattered by ice clouds for validating space lidar depolarization calibration. The method takes advantage of the fact that the background light scattered by optically thick ice clouds is almost entirely unpolarized. The theory is examined with background light measurements acquired by the Cloud Physics Lidar.
Keywords
atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric techniques; backscatter; clouds; glaciology; ice; light polarisation; optical radar; Cloud Physics Lidar; background light measurements; lidar depolarization calibration; light scattering; optically thick ice clouds; solar background radiation; solar radiation scattering; Calibration; Clouds; Ice; Laser radar; Light scattering; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Solar radiation; Calibration; depolarization measurement; solar radiation; spaceborne lidar;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1545-598X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LGRS.2004.829613
Filename
1315622
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