Initial validation and results of Geoscience Laser Altimeter System optical properties retrievals

Author

Hlavka, Dennis L. ; Hart, William D. ; Palm, Steve P. ; McGill, Matt J. ; Spinhirne, James D.

Author_Institution

Sci. Syst. & Applications, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

20-24 Sept. 2004

Lastpage

675

Abstract

In this presentation, we will show results from intercomparison case studies of Cloud Physics Lidar under-flights of GLAS orbit tracks during the GLAS Validation Experiment in October 2003. Compared products include Rayleigh backscatter profiles, calibrated attenuated backscatter, layer identification, optical depth, extinction, and backscatter cross section. We will show examples of GLAS operational optical data products.

Keywords

Rayleigh scattering; aerosols; clouds; optical radar; radar altimetry; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by laser beam; AD 2003 10; CPL; Cloud Physics Lidar; GLAS Validation Experiment/orbit track; Geoscience Laser Altimeter System; Rayleigh backscatter cross section; aerosols; attenuated backscatter calibration; optical depth/extinction; optical properties retrieval; scattering layer identification; Clouds; Geoscience; Instruments; Laser radar; NASA; Optical attenuators; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8742-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369119

Filename

1369119