Inversion of water clouds lidar returns using the azimuthal dependence of the cross-polarization signal / Xiaoying Cao, Gilles Roy, Gregoire Tremblay.: D68-10/058-2018E-PDF

"The contrast in the azimuthal pattern of cross polarized lidar data is used directly to retrieve the extinction coefficient profile of water droplet clouds. Using Monte Carlo simulation, we demonstrate that there is a simple mathematical relationship between the optical depth and the contrast of the cross polarization azimuthal pattern. This relation is independent of the water cloud droplets size, cloud position and extinction profile. Derivation of the extinction profile of a water droplets cloudis obtained directly using the simple mathematical relationship without performing lidar equation inversion. The technique is limited to spherical particles"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency Canada. Defence R&D Canada. Valcartier Research Centre.
Title Inversion of water clouds lidar returns using the azimuthal dependence of the cross-polarization signal / Xiaoying Cao, Gilles Roy, Gregoire Tremblay.
Series title External literature (P) ; DRDC-RDDC-2018-P058
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"Can unclassified."
"May 2018."
Includes bibliographical references, page [5].
Publishing information [Québec] : Defence Research and Development Canada = Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada, 2018.
©2018
Author / Contributor Cao, Xiaoying, author.
Roy, Gilles,1954- author.
Tremblay, Grégoire, author.
Description 1 online resource (5 unnumbered pages) : figures.
Catalogue number
  • D68-10/058-2018E-PDF
Subject terms Military technology
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