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Cloud top remote sensing by airborne lidarObservations of cloud top height, backscattering, and signal depolarization have been obtained by a lidar system operating onboard a high-altitude research aircraft. The transmitter for the cloud lidar system is a doubled Nd:YAG laser operating at 5 Hz. The system functions as a fully automated sensor under microprocessor control and operates from a nominal 19-km altitude. Measurements have been acquired over a wide variety of cloud cover in conjunction with passive visible and infrared measurements. Initial observation results are reported
Document ID
19820049385
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Spinhirne, J. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hansen, M. Z.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Caudill, L. O.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 21
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
82A32920
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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