resonance fluorescence lidar
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resonance fluorescence lidar
(¦rez·ən·əns flu̇′res·əns ′lī′där)
(optics) A type of lidar in which the laser wavelength is tuned to the resonance absorption wavelength of a specific molecular species whose resonant backscatter cross section is measured in order to determine its density in the upper atmosphere.
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