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Lidar conversion parameters derived from SAGE II extinction measurements
Author(s) -
Thomason L. W.,
Osborn M. T.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/92gl01619
Subject(s) - lidar , aerosol , extinction (optical mineralogy) , backscatter (email) , sage , environmental science , principal component analysis , remote sensing , wavelength , atmospheric sciences , molar absorptivity , optics , physics , meteorology , geology , mathematics , statistics , telecommunications , computer science , wireless , nuclear physics
SAGE II multiwavelength aerosol extinction measurements are used to estimate mass‐ and extinction‐to‐backscatter conversion parameters. The basis of the analysis is the principal component analysis of the SAGE II extinction kernels to estimate both total aerosol mass and aerosol backscatter at a variety of wavelengths. Comparisons of coincident SAGE II extinction profiles with 0.694‐μm aerosol backscatter profiles demonstrate the validity of the method.