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Lidar ratio derived for pure dust aerosols: multi-year micro pulse lidar observations in a Saharan dust-influenced region
Title: Lidar ratio derived for pure dust aerosols: multi-year micro pulse lidar observations in a Saharan dust-influenced region
Authors: Córdoba-Jabonero, CarmenAdame, José AntonioCampbell, James R.Cuevas Agulló, Emilio ORCID RESEARCHERID SCOPUSID Autor AEMETDíaz González, Juan PedroExpósito González, Francisco JavierGil-Ojeda, Manuel
Keywords: Lidar Ratio; Dust particles; Aerosols; Sunphotometer
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Citation: EPJ Web of Conferences. 2016, 119
Publisher version: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611923017
Abstract: A seasonal distribution of the Lidar Ratio (LR, extinction-to-backscattering coefficient ratio) for pure Saharan dust particles has been achieved. Simultaneous MPLNET/Micro Pulse lidar measurements in synergy with AERONET sun-photometer data were collected in the Tenerife area, a Saharan dust-influenced region, from June 2007 to November 2009. Dusty cases were mostly observed in summertime (71.4 % of total dusty cases). No differences were found among the LR values derived for spring, summertime and autumn times (a rather consistent seasonally averaged LR value of 57 sr is found). In wintertime, however, a higher mean LR is derived (65 sr), associated likely with a potential contamination from fine biomass burning particles coming from Sahel area during wintertime deforestation fires period. Results, obtained from a free-tropospheric pristine station (AEMET/Izaña Observatory) under Saharan dust intrusion occurrence, provide a more realistic perspective about LR values to be used in elastic lidar-derived AOD inversion for Saharan pure dust particles, and hence in improving CALIPSO AOD retrievals.
Description: El volumen 119 de 2016 de la revista EPJ Web of Conferences recoge las ponencias del 27th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 27)
Sponsorship : This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) under grant CGL2011-24891 (AMISOC project).
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/7481
ISSN: 2100-014X
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