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dc.contributor.advisorReagan, John A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorApte, Madhav Vasudeo, 1958-
dc.creatorApte, Madhav Vasudeo, 1958-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T10:13:58Z
dc.date.available2013-03-28T10:13:58Z
dc.date.issued1988en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/276696
dc.description.abstractThe software system to process integrated slant path lidar data has been debugged, modified, documented, and improved in reliability and user-friendliness. The substantial data set acquired since 1979 has been processed and a large body of results has been generated. A database has been implemented to store, organize, and access the results. The lidar data set results--the S ratios, the optical depths, and the mixing layer heights are presented. The seasonal dependence of the lidar solution parameters has been explored. The assumptions made in the lidar solution procedure are investigated. The sensitivity of the S ratio and the particulate extinction coefficient to the system calibration constant is examined. The reliability of the calibration constant is demonstrated by examining the particulate to Rayleigh extinction ratio values above the mixing layer.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectOptical radar -- Data processing.en_US
dc.subjectRemote sensing -- Data processing.en_US
dc.titleSoftware modification and implementation for, and analysis of, lidar dataen_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc20407070en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1333274en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b16997220en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-27T09:16:50Z
html.description.abstractThe software system to process integrated slant path lidar data has been debugged, modified, documented, and improved in reliability and user-friendliness. The substantial data set acquired since 1979 has been processed and a large body of results has been generated. A database has been implemented to store, organize, and access the results. The lidar data set results--the S ratios, the optical depths, and the mixing layer heights are presented. The seasonal dependence of the lidar solution parameters has been explored. The assumptions made in the lidar solution procedure are investigated. The sensitivity of the S ratio and the particulate extinction coefficient to the system calibration constant is examined. The reliability of the calibration constant is demonstrated by examining the particulate to Rayleigh extinction ratio values above the mixing layer.


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