The full waveform analysis extracts a range information and additional attributes on targets from digitized echo signals. Full waveform analysis is carried out off line, on digitized echo signals from a LIDAR instrument, stored during data acquisition on a data recorder. A prominent algorithm for full waveform analysis is Gaussian decomposition based on the underlying assumption of a nearly Gaussian system response. The additional attributes of Gaussian decomposition are amplitude (electrical regime) and pulse width estimate.
