Abstract
A method is presented for inferring both the size distribution and the complex refractive index of atmospheric particulates from combined bistatic-monostatic lidar and solar radiometer observations. The basic input measurements are spectral optical depths at several visible and near-infrared wavelengths as obtained with a solar radiometer and backscatter and angular scatter coefficients as obtained from a bistatic-monostatic lidar. The spectral optical depth measurements obtained from the radiometer are mathematically inverted to infer a columnar particulate size distribution. The results of this procedure applied to a set of simulated measurements as well as to measurements collected on two separate days are presented and discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1591-1599 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of geophysical research |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | C3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geophysics
- Oceanography
- Forestry
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry and Petrology
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Space and Planetary Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Palaeontology