Seasonal and optical characterisation of cirrus clouds over Indian sub-continent using LIDAR

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is an important remote sensing technique to study about the cirrus clouds. The subject of cirrus clouds and related climate is challenging one. The received scattered signal from Lidar contains information on the physical and optical properties of cirrus clouds. T...

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Published inAIP conference proceedings Vol. 1620; no. 1
Main Authors Jayeshlal, G S, Malladi, Satyanarayana, Dhaman, Reji K, Motty, G S
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melville American Institute of Physics 15.10.2014
Subjects
Cirrus clouds
CLOUDS
Depolarization
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Hurricanes
INDIA
Lidar
LIGHT SCATTERING
METEOROLOGY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICAL RADAR
REMOTE SENSING
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
VISIBLE RADIATION
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Summary:Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is an important remote sensing technique to study about the cirrus clouds. The subject of cirrus clouds and related climate is challenging one. The received scattered signal from Lidar contains information on the physical and optical properties of cirrus clouds. The Lidar profile of the cirrus cloud provides information on the optical characteristics like depolarisation ratio, lidar ratio and optical depth, which give knowledge about possible phase, structure and orientation of cloud particle that affect the radiative budgeting of cirrus clouds. The findings from the study are subjected to generate inputs for better climatic modelling.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Conference Proceeding-1
SourceType-Conference Papers & Proceedings-1
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ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4898237