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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO

PREFERRED TERM

LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO  

DEFINITION

  • The ratio of cross polarized to co-polarized lidar signal return reflected back in a direction opposite to that of the incident radiation from a lidar transmission.

BROADER CONCEPT

URI

https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/19c3f401-1328-495c-9705-74b0175fee56

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