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In studying the several chapter drafts, I can see that this book will be a valuable addition to the literature, especially in that the historical evolution of the field of atmospheric lidar is so nicely laid out. This is hardly surprising, as the author, Professor Chiao-Yao She (formerly of the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado), has been a pioneer in the field over the decades. Importantly, the book also covers recent advances in atmospheric lidars from selected literature between 2005 and 2021, not contained in previous books of this type. Additionally, there is ample material to get the new researcher "up to speed" in the latest topics, such as the laser guide star idea and approaches.One fundamental issue is the dynamic range requirements that must be met for any real success in this atmospheric lidar business: the transmitted pulses are measured in joules, while the returns are measurable as time-dispersed single photon detection events. These signal scales are separated by the (detection) sensitivity factor ~1E19, which is attenuation incurred in these experiments thanks to the unfavorable geometrical factors. While we have all experienced some "dark days" w

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN