ISSN:
1572-817X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract Wavelength dependence as well as relative humidity dependence of aerosol extinction to backscatter ratio was examined. The extinction to backscatter ratio is essential in solving lidar signal and was estimated from aerosol size distribution and refractive index (which were derived from angular light scattering measurements) using the Mie scattering theory. The extinction to backscatter ratios were calculated for wavelengths of 355 nm, 532 nm, 694 nm and 1064 nm, the major laser wavelengths used for lidars, where the refractive indices were assumed to be constant with wavelength. p ]When relating the aerosol extinctionα 1 to the backscatterβ 1 with a functional form ofβ 1 ∼α 1 k 1, the exponentk 1 was evaluated by the least square method and tabulated for the four wavelengths. The extinction to backscatter ratio defined asS 1=α 1/β 1 was calculated and their dependence on the wavelength and relative humidity was examined. Their dependence on the relative humidity is small whileS 1 in the average takes the value of 66 (±17), 60 (±13), 52 (±13) and 42 (±11) for the wavelengths 355 nm, 532 nm, 694 nm and 1064 nm, respectively
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02032687
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