| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 176, 2018
The 28th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 28)
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| Article Number | 05037 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Lidars applications in atmospheric structure and composition: Aerosols, clouds, trace gases | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817605037 | |
| Published online | 13 April 2018 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817605037
Application of a multiple scattering model to estimate optical depth, lidar ratio and ice crystal effective radius of cirrus clouds observed with lidar.
1
Applied Physics Department. Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
2
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
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Atmospheric Research Laboratory, University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile
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Laser Environmental Application Laboratory, Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, Sao Paulo, Brazil 01258-010, Brazil
Published online: 13 April 2018
Lidar measurements of cirrus clouds are highly influenced by multiple scattering (MS). We therefore developed an iterative approach to correct elastic backscatter lidar signals for multiple scattering to obtain best estimates of single-scattering cloud optical depth and lidar ratio as well as of the ice crystal effective radius. The approach is based on the exploration of the effect of MS on the molecular backscatter signal returned from above cloud top.
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