OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 7, issue 04, article # 12
pdf Pershin S. M., Bukharin A. V., Linkin V. M., Makarov V. S. Calibration of an aerosol lidar operating in photon counting regime and detection of atmospheric inhomogeneities. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1994. V. 7. No. 04. P. 284-289.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
In this paper we present a technique for calibration of a lidar emitting into the atmosphere sounding pulses of micro–Joule energy that allows for the purely statistical nature of return signals (recorded in the photon counting mode). Some results of measurements of the backscattering coefficient in the atmosphere up to several hundred meters are presented and the capability of the lidar to detect invisible atmospheric inhomogeneities is demonstrated. Prospects of using such an eye–safe lidar in the environmental monitoring avoiding damage from laser radiation is discussed.