The Extinction-to-Backscatter Ratio of Tropospheric Aerosol: A Numerical Study

An adequate estimation of the aerosol extinction-to-backscatter ratio S is important for solving the undetermined single scattering lidar equation and for investigating the climate impact of aerosols. In this study, the extinction-to-backscatter ratior for the Nd:YAG wavelengths are calculated for c...

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Published inJournal of atmospheric and oceanic technology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 1043 - 1050
Main Author Ackermann, Jorg
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.08.1998
Subjects
Aerosols
Atmosphere
Climate
Lidar
Ratios
Wavelengths
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Summary:An adequate estimation of the aerosol extinction-to-backscatter ratio S is important for solving the undetermined single scattering lidar equation and for investigating the climate impact of aerosols. In this study, the extinction-to-backscatter ratior for the Nd:YAG wavelengths are calculated for continental, maritime, and desert aerosols; the corresponding aerosol components are varied within the expected natural variabilites of the particle number mixing ratios.
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ISSN:0739-0572
1520-0426
DOI:10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1043:tetbro>2.0.co;2