Effect of Atmospheric Scintillation on SNR of Differential Absorption Lidar System

摘要

In this paper, the effect of scintillation on system SNR is discussed. Atmospheric scintillation is described and log amplitude variance in slant path is given. In addition, the simulations of system SNR at different propagation path and different height are obtained. The results from simulation show that atmospheric scintillation has an important effect on SNR of DIAL system, especially near the ground.