%0 Journal Article %1 VandeHey:11 %A Hey, Joshua Vande %A Coupland, Jeremy %A Foo, Ming Hui %A Richards, James %A Sandford, Andrew %D 2011 %I OSA %J Appl. Opt. %K lidar overlap %N 30 %P 5791--5797 %R 10.1364/AO.50.005791 %T Determination of overlap in lidar systems %U http://ao.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-50-30-5791 %V 50 %X The overlap profile, also known as crossover function or geometric form factor, is often a source of uncertainty for lidar measurements. This paper describes a method for measuring the overlap by presenting the lidar with a virtual cloud through the use of an imaging system. Results show good agreement with horizontal hard target lidar measurements and with geometric overlap calculated for the ideal aberration-free case.

@article{VandeHey:11, abstract = {The overlap profile, also known as crossover function or geometric form factor, is often a source of uncertainty for lidar measurements. This paper describes a method for measuring the overlap by presenting the lidar with a virtual cloud through the use of an imaging system. Results show good agreement with horizontal hard target lidar measurements and with geometric overlap calculated for the ideal aberration-free case.}, added-at = {2014-06-30T21:54:41.000+0200}, author = {Hey, Joshua Vande and Coupland, Jeremy and Foo, Ming Hui and Richards, James and Sandford, Andrew}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f09f1fc39a3be37233abe95b3cb6f607/bobsica}, doi = {10.1364/AO.50.005791}, interhash = {0dceaa7f7ad10fe912f9e553f9b8a1f5}, intrahash = {f09f1fc39a3be37233abe95b3cb6f607}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {lidar overlap}, month = oct, number = 30, pages = {5791--5797}, publisher = {OSA}, timestamp = {2014-06-30T21:54:41.000+0200}, title = {Determination of overlap in lidar systems}, url = {http://ao.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-50-30-5791}, volume = 50, year = 2011 }