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elastic lidar  

DEFINITION

  • Instrument that transmits single-wavelength pulsed laser light into the atmosphere and collects the backscattered radiation at the laser wavelength. The system provides spatially resolved aerosol optical properties and aerosol geometrical features: i.e., layer height and thickness, and aerosol backscatter coefficient at the laser wavelength using a priori assumptions and further ancillary information.

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

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