title: Measurement of an isosbestic point in the Raman spectrum of liquid water by use of a backscattering geometry.
abstract: Measurements presented here confirm that a temperature-insensitive point occurs in the backscattered Raman spectrum from liquid water. This result, coupled with existing laboratory measurements of Raman scattering from liquid droplets, indicates that a Raman lidar measurement of cloud liquid water is feasible.
authors.affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771-0001, USA. david.whiteman@gsfc.nasa.gov
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Whiteman
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Walrafen
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Melfi