SINGLE-MULTIPLE SCATTERING TECHNIQUE TO SIMULATE A TIME-DEPENDENT SIGNAL OF A PULSE LASER-RADAR WITH SEPARATELY LOCATED ILLUMINATING AND RECEIVING PLATFORMS

A technique for calculating the time-dependent signal of a laser radar with a narrow angle of the field of view and separately located recei ver and laser is proposed. The laser is assumed to have a short pulse and the results are valid for relatively uniform meteorological situat ions. This technique is based on the use of a single-multiple scatteri ng model of the aerosol space and 'weighted' influence energetic coeff icients of elementary volumes of aerosol space, taking account of spat ial, energetic, temporary and other parameters of a radiation source a nd receiver. Taking into consideration a number of approximations, a r elatively simple engineering technique to estimate a laser radar signa l is described.