Spaceborne Laser Rangefinder “LORA” Used as a Cloud Lidar

Christian WERNER; Grigorii KOKHANENKO; Gennadii MATVIENKO; Vitalii SHAMANAEV; Yurii GRACHJOV; Igor ZNAMENSKII; Ulrich G. OPPEL

doi:10.1007/s10043-995-0221-9

Christian WERNER, Grigorii KOKHANENKO, Gennadii MATVIENKO, Vitalii SHAMANAEV, Yurii GRACHJOV, Igor ZNAMENSKII, Ulrich G. OPPEL

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Keywords: spaceborne laser ranging, laser rangefinder, cloud lidar, multiple scattering

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1995 Volume 2 Issue 3 Pages 221-224

DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-995-0221-9

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Abstract

First, in this report an overview is given on the use of the Russian laser altimeter in space “LORA” as a lidar for cloud measurements. Secondly, the influence of multiple scattering is verified by analysis of the backscatter signals from clouds having the excellent range resolution of a rangefinder.

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