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Raman lidar  

DEFINITION

  • Instrument that transmits single-wavelength pulsed laser light into the atmosphere and collects the backscattered radiation at the laser wavelength as well as the backscattered radiation from the atmospheric nitrogen due to the frequency Raman shift of the transmitted light. The system provides spatially resolved aerosol optical properties and aerosol geometrical features: i.e., layer height and thickness, and aerosol backscatter and extinction coefficient at the laser wavelength without reliance on a priori assumptions.

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/Ramanlidar

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