Florida Atlantic University

Anni Vuorenkoski-Dalgleish

Fraser R Dalgleish

Bing Ouyang

Methods for characterizing scattering in a medium of a Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) system and systems therefrom are provided. A method includes obtaining off-axis power return characteristics with respect to a first wavelength of light and on-axis power return characteristics for at least the first wavelength of light. The method also includes estimating at least one beam attenuation coefficient (c) based on the off-axis power return characteristics and common volume parameter function for the LiDAR system and an extinction coefficient (&#x3b1;) for the medium based on the on-axis power return characteristics. The method further includes extracting a value for at least one diffuse attenuation coefficient (K) for the medium using a beam spread parameter for the LiDAR system (D) and a pre-defined relationship between &#x3b1;, c, D, and K.

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Anni Vuorenkoski-Dalgleish