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Simulated lidar return from a one-dimensional stratospheric aerosol model

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RESULTS of theoretical calculations on lidar backscatter from the stratospheric aerosol are presented here. The calculations use the size distribution, particle number density and particle composition predicted by a one-dimensional model of the stratospheric aerosol layer. The theoretically calculated back-scatter profile is compared with experimental results obtained from actual lidar observations of the layer.

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  1. Systems and Applied Sciences Corporation, MS/234, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 23665

    PATRICK HAMILL & T. J. SWISSLER

  2. R & D Associates, Inc., Marina del Ray, California, 90291

    R. P. TURCO

  3. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 94035

    O. B. TOON

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HAMILL, P., SWISSLER, T., TURCO, R. et al. Simulated lidar return from a one-dimensional stratospheric aerosol model. Nature 278, 149–152 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/278149a0

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