METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VERTICAL PROFILE OF THE INTENSITY OF OPTICAL TURBULENCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC G01S17/95 

FIELD: meteorology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of meteorology and atmospheric physics and can be used to determine the vertical profile of the intensity of optical turbulence in the atmosphere. Essence: the atmosphere is probed by a lidar operating on the effect of backscattering amplification. Initially, the laser beam is propagated parallel to the earth’s surface at a distance equal to the lidar blind spot. Then a rotating flat mirror directs the beam vertically upwards. At the same time, laser pulses are sent into the atmosphere using a lidar receiver-transmitter and echo signals of the main and additional receiving channels are received, which are recorded in the photon counting mode. The recorded echo signals in the form of electric single-electron pulses enter the registration system, where they are accumulated and transmitted to a computer to process information about the altitude distribution of the intensity of optical turbulence.

EFFECT: operational determination of the vertical profile of the intensity of optical turbulence in the atmosphere directly from the earth’s surface.

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