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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3103-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3103-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Using paraxial approximation to describe the optical setup of a typical EARLINET lidar system
Panagiotis Kokkalis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote
Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, 15236, Greece
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- Aerosol transport and associated boundary layer thermodynamics under contrasting synoptic conditions over a semiarid site S. Pal et al.
- An explicit formulation for the retrieval of the overlap function in an elastic and Raman aerosol lidar A. Comerón et al.
- Retrieval of optical and microphysical properties of transported Saharan dust over Athens and Granada based on multi-wavelength Raman lidar measurements: Study of the mixing processes O. Soupiona et al.
- An Architecture Providing Depolarization Ratio Capability for a Multi-Wavelength Raman Lidar: Implementation and First Measurements A. Rodríguez-Gómez et al.
- Water Vapor Calibration: Using a Raman Lidar and Radiosoundings to Obtain Highly Resolved Water Vapor Profiles B. Kulla & C. Ritter
- Long-term systematic profiling of dust aerosol optical properties using the EOLE NTUA lidar system over Athens, Greece (2000–2016) O. Soupiona et al.
- Radiative Effect and Mixing Processes of a Long-Lasting Dust Event over Athens, Greece, during the COVID-19 Period P. Kokkalis et al.
- Comprehensive LiDAR simulation with efficient physically-based DART-Lux model (I): Theory, novelty, and consistency validation X. Yang et al.
- Calculation of the Overlap Function and Associated Error of an Elastic Lidar or a Ceilometer: Cross-Comparison with a Cooperative Overlap-Corrected System M. Sicard et al.
- Lidar algorithms and technique in 3D scanning for planetary boundary layer height and single-beam–single-pointing wind speed retrieval A. Pantazis & A. Papayannis
- Low Blind Zone Atmospheric Lidar Based on Fiber Bundle Receiving Z. Yin et al.
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Short summary
The mathematical formulation for the optical setup of a typical EARLINET lidar system is given here. The equations describing a lidar system from the emitted laser beam to the projection of the telescope aperture on the final receiving unit (i.e., photomultiplier or photodiode) are presented, based on paraxial approximation and a geometric optics approach. The evaluation of the formulation is performed with ray-tracing simulations on a real system.
The mathematical formulation for the optical setup of a typical EARLINET lidar system is given...