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Visible/Infrared Optical Depths of Cirrus as Seen by Satellite and Scanning LidarThe High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) and the Volume Imaging Lidar (VIL) were combined to produce a quantitative image of the visible optical depth of cirrus clouds. The HSRL was used to calibrate the VIL signal into backscatter cross sections of particulates. The backscatter cross sections were related to extinction by a constant backscatter phase function determined from the HSRL data. This produced a three dimensional image of visual extinction in the cirrus clouds over a one hour period. Two lidar images were constructed from one hour VIL cross section records.
Document ID
19960051010
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wylie, Donald (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI United States)
Wolf, Walt (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI United States)
Piironen, Paivi (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI United States)
Eloranta, Edwin (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: Lidar Observations of the Optical Properties and 3-Dimensional Structure of Cirrus Clouds
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Cloud Impact on Defence Operations and Systems
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
Country: United States
Start Date: November 15, 1993
End Date: November 19, 1993
Accession Number
96N34731
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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