title: Laser sensing of a subsurface oceanic layer. I. Effect of the atmosphere and wind-driven sea waves.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Krekov
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Krekova
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Shamanaev