Cloud lidar

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  • Cloud Lidar
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  • The Cloud Lidar is an instrument which combines a pulsed laser transmitter and optical receiver (usually a telescope) with an electronic signal processing unit used for the detection and ranging of various distant targets in the atmosphere, analogous to the principles of operation of microwave radar. The cloud lidar is an active instrument used for Cloud base estimation.
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  • Cloud Lidar
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