Abstract

The SRI four-wavelength (0.53-, 1.06-, 3.8-, and 10.6-μm) lidar system was used during the Smoke Week VI/SNOW-TWO field experiments to observe range-resolved backscatter and target-reflected laser energy along a horizontal path intersected by test obscurant aerosols. Collected data are analyzed in terms of extinction coefficients and transmissions along laser propagation paths using three different lidar signature methods.

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Lidar system model for use with path obscurants and experimental validation

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