Abstract
A dual-wavelength CO2 lidar technique is proposed that shows excellent promise for discriminating between ice and water within clouds. It could potentially provide more quantitative measurements of mixed-phase clouds than the depolarization technique of shortwave lidars.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
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