Practical Model for the Calculation of Multiply Scattered Lidar Returns
Applied Optics, Vol. 37, Issue 12, pp. 2464-2472 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.002464
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Abstract
An equation to predict the intensity of the multiply scattered lidar return is presented. Both the scattering cross section and the scattering phase function can be specified as a function of range. This equation applies when the cloud particles are larger than the lidar wavelength. This approximation considers photon trajectories with multiple small-angle forward-scattering events and one large-angle scattering that directs the photon back toward the receiver. Comparisons with Monte Carlo simulations, exact double-scatter calculations, and lidar data demonstrate that this model provides accurate results.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(280.3640) Remote sensing and sensors : Lidar
(290.0290) Scattering : Scattering
(290.4210) Scattering : Multiple scattering
Citation
Edwin W. Eloranta, "Practical Model for the Calculation of Multiply Scattered Lidar Returns," Appl. Opt. 37, 2464-2472 (1998)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-37-12-2464
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