Which effect impairs LIDAR image resolution because of atmospheric effects?

💡 Explanation

Atmospheric turbulence reduces coherence length via random variations in refractive index, resulting in wavefront distortions and degraded LIDAR resolution; therefore the correct answer is coherence length reduction, rather than scattering alone which is distinct even with coherent beams.

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