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Validating Lidar Depolorization Calibration using Solar Radiation Scattered by Ice Clouds

Abstract

This letter proposes the use of solar background radiation scattered by ice clouds for validating space lidar depolarization calibration. The method takes advantage of the fact that the background light scattered by ice clouds is almost entirely unpolarized. The theory is examined with Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) background light measurements.

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Liu, Zhao-Yang, McGill, Matthew, Hu, Yong-Xiang, Hostetter, Chris, Winker, David, Vaughan, Mark. 2004-01-01. Validating Lidar Depolorization Calibration using Solar Radiation Scattered by Ice Clouds. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040082179

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