NASA NTRS · 19820049385
Cloud top remote sensing by airborne lidar
Abstract
Observations of cloud top height, backscattering, and signal depolarization have been obtained by a lidar system operating onboard a high-altitude research aircraft. The transmitter for the cloud lidar system is a doubled Nd:YAG laser operating at 5 Hz. The system functions as a fully automated sensor under microprocessor control and operates from a nominal 19-km altitude. Measurements have been acquired over a wide variety of cloud cover in conjunction with passive visible and infrared measurements. Initial observation results are reported
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Spinhirne, J. D., Hansen, M. Z., Caudill, L. O.. 1982-05-01. Cloud top remote sensing by airborne lidar. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19820049385
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