title: Lidar differential absorption and scattering technique: theory.
abstract: The results of theoretical investigations of the differential absorption technique for sounding atmospheric water vapor are described in this paper. The sources of errors and their effect on the results of interpreting the sounding data are analyzed. The mathematical problems for inverting the lidar returns are considered.
authors.affiliation: USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Tomsk, 634055, USSR.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Zuev
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Makushkin
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Marichev
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mitsel
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Zuev