• DocumentCode
    291576
  • Title

    CO2 lidar: a somewhat different view of clouds

  • Author

    Eberhard, Wynn L.

  • Author_Institution
    Environ. Technol. Lab., NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    8-12 Aug. 1994
  • Firstpage
    929
  • Abstract
    Observation of clouds by infrared CO2 lidar provides information unique in some respects to that obtained by lidars that operate at wavelengths in or near the visible. Large differences in refractive index and scattering size parameter are the main reasons behind this uniqueness. These characteristics of CO2 lidar can be used to measure an average cloud drop size, to discriminate between ice and water particles using two wavelengths, and to simplify interpretation of backscatter measurements from nonspherical ice particles.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric techniques; carbon compounds; clouds; gas lasers; laser beam applications; meteorology; optical radar; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; CO2; CO2 lidar; atmosphere meteorology; backscatter; cloud microphysics; drop size; ice; infrared; lase remote sensing; measurement technique; nonspherical ice particles; refractive index; scattering size parameter; water particle; Clouds; Ice; Laser radar; Particle measurements; Particle scattering; Refractive index; Scattering parameters; Size measurement; Water; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1497-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399303
  • Filename
    399303
    • Link To Document
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