Polarization measurements have become nearly indispensible in lidar cloud and aerosol
studies. Despite polarization's widespread use in lidar, its theoretical description has been …

Depolarization lidar requires discrimination of received power in polarized and unpolarized
components of backscattered light. This can be accomplished with only two polarization …

We describe implementation and demonstration of a polarization technique adapted for lidar
to measure all unique elements of the volume backscatter phase matrix. This capability …

An algorithm for correcting instrumental effects in polarization lidar studies is discussed.
Cross-talk between the perpendicular and parallel polarization channels and imperfect …

Oriented particles can exhibit different polarization properties than randomly oriented
particles. These properties cannot be resolved by conventional polarization lidar systems …

Accurate identification of aerosols and cloud from remote sensing observations is of
importance for quantitatively evaluating their radiative forcing and related impacts. Even …

A Mueller matrix M̃ is developed for a single-scattering process such that G (θ,?)= T̃ (? _a)
M̃T̃ (? _p) u, where u is the incident irradiance Stokes vector transmitted through a linear …

Almost all of the depolarization papers in the lidar literature employ a physically
inappropriate notation and they use a definition of the depolarization ratio that is not linear in …

Measurements from depolarized lidars provide a promising method to retrieve both cloud
and aerosol properties and a versatile complement to passive satellite-based sensors. For …

The unambiguous retrieval of cloud phase from polarimetric lidar observations is dependent
on the assumption that only cloud scattering processes affect polarization measurements. A …