Remote measurement of atmospheric parameters: New applications of physics with lasers
- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary Physics
- Vol. 31 (4) , 247-260
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00107519008222020
Abstract
Basic optical processes, e.g. absorption, fluorescence, Raman and Rayleigh scattering, that are relevant to lidar applications are briefly described and the principle and relative merits of existing lidar (light detection and ranging) techniques reviewed. The potential and physics of high-spectral-resolution lidar techniques, which currently are in the developmental stage, are discussed in this paper.Keywords
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