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Atmospheric and Surface Backscatter: Dynamic Range and Spatial Variability Effects on Lidar Design and Performance

Haner, D.·Tratt, D.·Menzies, R.
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Although nearly all the airborne and orbiting active laser sensors to date have operated at near nadir pointing angles, in either lidar or altimeter mode, we anticipate dual-mode instruments such as GLAS to emerge and impact the remote sensing community in the next decade.

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Haner, D., Tratt, D., Menzies, R.. 2000-05-04. Atmospheric and Surface Backscatter: Dynamic Range and Spatial Variability Effects on Lidar Design and Performance. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210002490

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