Title :
Observations of extinction-to-backscatter ratio and depolarization ratio of tropospheric aerosols and clouds by high-spectral-resolution lidar
Author :
Tatarov, Boyan ; Sugimoto, Nobuo ; Matsui, Ichiro ; Shimizu, Atsushi
Author_Institution :
National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0053, Japan boyan.tatarov@nies.go.jp
Abstract :
The results from simultaneously observations of particle backscatter and extinction profiles, lidar ratio and depolarization ratio during on the four annual seasons are presented. The values of the lidar ratio ranged mostly from 10 sr to 30 sr of cloud and from 30sr to 60sr of aerosols.
Keywords :
Aerosols; Backscatter; Clouds; Extinction coefficients; Laser radar; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569714