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Measured profiles of aerosols and turbulence for elevations of 2 to 20 km and consequences of widening of laser beams

A new lidar system for measuring simultaneously aerosol extinction, size distribution and turbulence profiles up to 20 km altitude has been developed. On the basis of measurements and a Monte Carlo beam propagation model, the atmospheric aerosol contributions to laser beam widening for a horizontal propagation path at various elevations is estimated and compared with beam widening caused by turbulence.

Norman S. Kopeika | Arkadi Zilberman | Yaakov Sorani

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