Iterative correction of multiple-scattering effects in Mie-scattering lidar signals

Author

Widada, W. ; Minomura, M. ; Kuze, H. ; Takeuchi, N.

Author_Institution

Center for Environ. Remote Sensing, Chiba Univ., Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

This paper describes an iterative method for extracting single-scattering contributions in the retrieval of aerosol extinction profiles from lidar signals. The iterative procedure is formulated by use of the lidar solution with introducing a multiple-scattering ratio as a correction factor, which is calculated by the Monte Carlo method. The iterative method is applied to an experimental signal observed by a multi-wavelength lidar.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; aerosols; atmospheric techniques; clouds; gamma distribution; geophysical signal processing; iterative methods; light scattering; log normal distribution; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; Klett method; Mie-scattering lidar signals; Monte Carlo method; aerosol extinction profiles; aerosol scattering; atmospheric backscattering; inhomogeneous atmosphere; iterative correction; lognormal distributions; modified gamma distribution; molecular scattering; multiple-scattering effects; multiwavelength lidar; optical thickness; remote measurements; signal inversion; single scattering contributions; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Backscatter; Equations; Extinction coefficients; Iterative methods; Laser radar; Mie scattering; Optical scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967779

Filename

967779