Examination of lidar lightning measurement

Tatsuo Shiina; Toshio Honda; Tetsuo Fukuchi

doi:10.1117/12.693735

12 December 2006 Examination of lidar lightning measurement

Tatsuo Shiina, Toshio Honda, Tetsuo Fukuchi

Proceedings Volume 6409, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring VII; 64090Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.693735
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2006, Goa, India

Abstract

This study examines the feasibility of optical remote measurement of the electromagnetic field or the electron density distribution in thundercloud. We considered the contribution of Faraday effect as the magneto-optical effect to the change in polarization of the backscattered light, assuming a polarizing lidar configuration. We estimate that, if the lidar can detect the polarizing rotation angle in the plane perpendicular to the propagating beam with a dynamic range of more than 30dB, the lidar can be used to predict lightning strikes.

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Tatsuo Shiina, Toshio Honda, and Tetsuo Fukuchi "Examination of lidar lightning measurement", Proc. SPIE 6409, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring VII, 64090Y (12 December 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.693735

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