Retrieval of physical particle properties from lidar observations of extinction and backscatter at multiple wavelengths

Tropospheric height profiles of five particle backscatter coefficients between 355 and 800 nm and particle extinction coefficients at 355 and 532 nm measured with a multiple-wavelength backscatter lidar and a dual-wavelength. Raman lidar are presented. From these data microphysical particle parameters are determined by a specifically designed inversion algorithm. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.