Laboratory measurements of atmospheric temperature and backscatter ratio using a high-spectral-resolution lidar technique

A narrow-band atomic blocking (bandstop) filter capable of high aerosol rejection was developed for lidar applications. Using this filter, and the new high-spectral-resolution lidar technique proposed by Shimizu et al. (1983), laboratory measurements of atmospheric temperature and backscatter ratio were made, with an accuracy of 1 K and + or - 3 percent, respectively.