Krekov G M, Krekova M M, Shamanaev V S
Appl Opt. 1998 Mar 20;37(9):1589-95. doi: 10.1364/ao.37.001589.
Depth profiles and polarization characteristics of airborne lidar return signals have been calculated by the Monte Carlo method. We analyze some peculiarities of depth profiles of lidar return signals for a rough air-water interface. The distorting effect of the atmosphere on the lidar return signal structure is evaluated as a function of the geometry of the observations. Calculated results are compared with the data of airborne lidar measurements for lambda = 0.53 mum.
