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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1077-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1077-2019
Research article
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18 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 18 Feb 2019

Polarization lidar: an extended three-signal calibration approach

Cristofer Jimenez, Albert Ansmann, Ronny Engelmann, Moritz Haarig, Jörg Schmidt, and Ulla Wandinger

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We propose an extended formalism for a full instrumental characterization of a three-channel lidar system, allowing the retrieval of highly accurate linear depolarization profiles. The results obtained at several depolarizing scenarios, the good agreement with the retrievals of a second collocated calibrated lidar system, and the long-term stability of the calibration parameters corroborate the potential and robustness of the new technique.