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This chapter describes the fundamental principles of the LIDAR observing technique and its ability to measure some optical properties of the atmospheric aerosols.
The first part illustrates the classical representation of the LIDAR technique: monitoring coherent and undistinguishable photons travelling in and interacting with the non-homogeneous medium atmosphere. Then, it is given an overview of the architecture of LIDAR instruments that are mainly devoted to aerosol observations (i.e. UV/Visible – Rayleigh/Mie and Raman LIDARs). In particular, the engineering tradeoffs to achieve the best observational strategy for the various atmospheric aerosols are discussed. Finally, the evaluation of the performance of a LIDAR system is performed through the use of a LIDAR signal simulator software.
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Presented at International Summer School on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, L’Aquila, Italy, 3–7 September 2007
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Rizi, V., Iarlori, M. (2011). Principles of Aerosol LIDAR Systems. In: Cimini, D., Visconti, G., Marzano, F. (eds) Integrated Ground-Based Observing Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12968-1_3
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