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Interpretation of the optical and morphological properties of cirrus clouds from lidar measurements
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Eloranta, Edwin W. Grund, Christian John |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Lidar measurements can provide a great deal of information about the structure, location, and scattering properties of cirrus clouds. However, caution must be used when interpreting raw lidar backscatter profiles in terms of relative or absolute extinction distribution, internal cloud structure, and, at times, cloud location. The problem arises because the signal measured from a range by any monostatic lidar system depends on the backscatter cross section at that range and the 2-way optical thickness to the scattering volume. Simple lidar systems, however, produce only one measurement of attenuated backscatter from each range. The general FIRE research community is given aid in interpretation of lidar measurements, and the special capabilities of the High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) is explained. Some examples are given of conditions under which direct interpretation of cirrus cloud morphology from simple lidar profiles could be misleading. |
| File Size | 432441 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910001170 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6xw9b32n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Position Location Cloud Physics Cirrus Clouds Spectral Resolution Extinction Backscattering Optical Properties Morphology Optical Thickness Optical Radar Radar Measurement Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
