Title :
Initial validation and results of Geoscience Laser Altimeter System optical properties retrievals
Author :
Hlavka, Dennis L. ; Hart, William D. ; Palm, Steve P. ; McGill, Matt J. ; Spinhirne, James D.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Syst. & Applications, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
In this presentation, we will show results from intercomparison case studies of Cloud Physics Lidar under-flights of GLAS orbit tracks during the GLAS Validation Experiment in October 2003. Compared products include Rayleigh backscatter profiles, calibrated attenuated backscatter, layer identification, optical depth, extinction, and backscatter cross section. We will show examples of GLAS operational optical data products.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; aerosols; clouds; optical radar; radar altimetry; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by laser beam; AD 2003 10; CPL; Cloud Physics Lidar; GLAS Validation Experiment/orbit track; Geoscience Laser Altimeter System; Rayleigh backscatter cross section; aerosols; attenuated backscatter calibration; optical depth/extinction; optical properties retrieval; scattering layer identification; Clouds; Geoscience; Instruments; Laser radar; NASA; Optical attenuators; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369119
