Entry: Backscatter lidar - showing version 1
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservingMethodAtmosphere/341
Elastic backscatter light detection and ranging (lidar) typically used for measurements of cloud and aerosol particle phase optical properties (e.g., extinction and backscatter coefficient), altimetry, ocean optical properties, and mixed layer height.
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Elastic backscatter light detection and ranging (lidar) typically used for measurements of cloud and aerosol particle phase optical properties (e.g., extinction and backscatter coefficient), altimetry, ocean optical properties, and mixed layer height.
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Backscatter lidar
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341
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Concept
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