Which outcome impairs LIDAR performance during heavy snowfall?

💡 Explanation

Signal coherence degrades sharply because multiple reflections from snowflakes introduce uncorrelated phase shifts, therefore range accuracy lessens rather than improving clarity that clearer conditions otherwise provide.

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