Prospects for long-term lidar cloud observations

C. Martin R. Platt

doi:10.1117/12.319569

19 August 1998 Prospects for long-term lidar cloud observations

C. Martin R. Platt

Proceedings Volume 3504, Optical Remote Sensing for Industry and Environmental Monitoring; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319569
Event: Asia-Pacific Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space, 1998, Beijing, China

Abstract

Long-term observations of the atmosphere are required to understand the earth's climate and its variability. The utility of the long-term observations of clouds is explored in this paper. Several national and international experiments have shown that such observations are feasible, and the resultant scientific benefits make them desirable. Scientific requirements are discussed in terms comprehensive statistics of cloud amount, base height and depth, optical depth and microphysics, including cloud phase and effective radius. The instrumental requirements to measure the above quantities are described, indicating the increased instrumental sophistication that is required for the more detailed observations.

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C. Martin R. Platt "Prospects for long-term lidar cloud observations", Proc. SPIE 3504, Optical Remote Sensing for Industry and Environmental Monitoring, (19 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319569

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