scholarly journals A mobile system combining lidar and sunphotometer on-road measurements: description and first results

2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 08003
Author(s):  
Ioana Popovici ◽  
Philippe Goloub ◽  
Thierry Podvin ◽  
Luc Blarel ◽  
Rodrigue Loisil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reliable Information ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Mobile System ◽  
Northern France ◽  
First Results ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Aerosol Properties

The mobile system described in this paper integrates a commercial eye-safe lidar (CIMEL), a sunphotometer and in situ instruments. The system is distinguished by other transportable platforms through its capabilities to perform onroad measurements. The potential of a commercial lidar to provide reliable information on aerosol properties is investigated through comparison with a multi-wavelength Raman lidar. First results from observation campaigns in northern France are presented.

scholarly journals Multi-wavelength Raman lidar, sunphotometric and aircraft measurements in combination with inversion models for the estimation of the aerosol optical and physico-chemical properties over Athens, Greece

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 589-625
Author(s):  
R. E. Mamouri ◽  
A. Papayannis ◽  
V. Amiridis ◽  
D. Müller ◽  
P. Kokkalis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Aircraft Measurements ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Aerosol Composition ◽  
Microphysical Properties ◽  
Multi Wavelength

Abstract. A novel procedure has been developed to retrieve, simultaneously, the optical, microphysical and chemical properties of tropospheric aerosols with a multi-wavelength Raman lidar system in the troposphere over an urban site (Athens, Greece: 37.9° N, 23.6° E, 200 m a.s.l.) using data obtained during the European Space Agency (ESA) THERMOPOLIS project which took place between 15–31 July 2009 over the Greater Athens Area (GAA). We selected to apply our procedure for a case study of intense aerosol layers occurred on 20–21 July 2009. The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) EOLE 6-wavelength Raman lidar system has been used to provide the vertical profiles of the optical properties of aerosols (extinction and backscatter coefficients, lidar ratio) and the water vapor mixing ratio. An inversion algorithm was used to derive the mean aerosol microphysical properties (mean effective radius – reff), single-scattering albedo (ω) and mean complex refractive index (m) at selected heights in the 2–3 km height region. We found that reff was 0.3–0.4 μm, ω at 532 nm ranged from 0.63 to 0.88 and m ranged from 1.45 + 0.015i to 1.56 + 0.05i, in good accordance with in situ aircraft measurements. The final data set of the aerosol microphysical properties along with the water vapor and temperature profiles were incorporated into the ISORROPIA model to infer an in situ aerosol composition consistent with the retrieved m and ω values. The retrieved aerosol chemical composition in the 2–3 km height region gave a variable range of sulfate (0–60%) and organic carbon (OC) content (0–50%), although the OC content increased (up to 50%) and the sulfate content dropped (up to 30%) around 3 km height; in connection with the retrieved low ω value (0.63), indicates the presence of absorbing biomass burning smoke mixed with urban haze. Finally, the retrieved aerosol microphysical properties were compared with column-integrated sunphotometer data.

scholarly journals Ceilometer aerosol profiling versus Raman lidar in the frame of the INTERACT campaign of ACTRIS

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2207-2223 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Madonna ◽  
F. Amato ◽  
J. Vande Hey ◽  
G. Pappalardo
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Aerosols ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Cloud Base ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Strong Motivation ◽  
Technological Improvements ◽  
Aerosol Properties

Abstract. Despite their differences from more advanced and more powerful lidars, the low construction and operation cost of ceilometers (originally designed for cloud base height monitoring) has fostered their use for the quantitative study of aerosol properties. The large number of ceilometers available worldwide represents a strong motivation to investigate both the extent to which they can be used to fill in the geographical gaps between advanced lidar stations and also how their continuous data flow can be linked to existing networks of the more advanced lidars, like EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network). In this paper, multi-wavelength Raman lidar measurements are used to investigate the capability of ceilometers to provide reliable information about atmospheric aerosol properties through the INTERACT (INTERcomparison of Aerosol and Cloud Tracking) campaign carried out at the CNR-IMAA Atmospheric Observatory (760 m a.s.l., 40.60° N, 15.72° E), in the framework of the ACTRIS (Aerosol Clouds Trace gases Research InfraStructure) FP7 project. This work is the first time that three different commercial ceilometers with an advanced Raman lidar are compared over a period of 6 months. The comparison of the attenuated backscatter coefficient profiles from a multi-wavelength Raman lidar and three ceilometers (CHM15k, CS135s, CT25K) reveals differences due to the expected discrepancy in the signal to noise ratio (SNR) but also due to changes in the ambient temperature on the short and mid-term stability of ceilometer calibration. Therefore, technological improvements are needed to move ceilometers towards operational use in the monitoring of atmospheric aerosols in the low and free troposphere.

scholarly journals Multi-wavelength Raman lidar, sun photometric and aircraft measurements in combination with inversion models for the estimation of the aerosol optical and physico-chemical properties over Athens, Greece

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1793-1808 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Mamouri ◽  
A. Papayannis ◽  
V. Amiridis ◽  
D. Müller ◽  
P. Kokkalis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Aircraft Measurements ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Aerosol Composition ◽  
Microphysical Properties ◽  
Multi Wavelength

Abstract. A novel procedure has been developed to retrieve, simultaneously, the optical, microphysical and chemical properties of tropospheric aerosols with a multi-wavelength Raman lidar system in the troposphere over an urban site (Athens, Greece: 37.9° N, 23.6° E, 200 m a.s.l.) using data obtained during the European Space Agency (ESA) THERMOPOLIS project, which took place between 15–31 July 2009 over the Greater Athens Area (GAA). We selected to apply our procedure for a case study of intense aerosol layers that occurred on 20–21 July 2009. The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) EOLE 6-wavelength Raman lidar system has been used to provide the vertical profiles of the optical properties of aerosols (extinction and backscatter coefficients, lidar ratio) and the water vapor mixing ratio. An inversion algorithm was used to derive the mean aerosol microphysical properties (mean effective radius (reff), single-scattering albedo ω) and mean complex refractive index (m)) at selected heights in the 2–3 km height region. We found that reff was 0.14–0.4 (±0.14) μm, ω was 0.63–0.88 (±0.08) (at 532 nm) and m ranged from 1.44 (±0.10) + 0.01 (±0.01)i to 1.55 (±0.12) + 0.06 (±0.02)i, in good agreement (only for the reff values) with in situ aircraft measurements. The water vapor and temperature profiles were incorporated into the ISORROPIA II model to propose a possible in situ aerosol composition consistent with the retrieved m and ω values. The retrieved aerosol chemical composition in the 2–3 km height region gave a variable range of sulfate (0–60%) and organic carbon (OC) content (0–50%), although the OC content increased (up to 50%) and the sulfate content dropped (up to 30%) around 3 km height; the retrieved low ω value (0.63), indicates the presence of absorbing biomass burning smoke mixed with urban haze. Finally, the retrieved aerosol microphysical properties were compared with column-integrated sun photometer CIMEL data.

scholarly journals Characterization of Aerosol Size and Microphysical Properties from Multi-Wavelength Raman Lidar Measurements: Inter-Comparison with in Situ Sensors Onboard the ATR 42 in the Framework of HyMEX-SOP1

2020 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 02009
Author(s):  
Benedetto De Rosa ◽  
Paolo Di Girolamo ◽  
Donato Summa ◽  
Dario Stellitano
Keyword(s):  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Aerosol Layer ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Microphysical Properties ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Retrieval Scheme ◽  
Research Aircraft ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
In Situ Sensors

This extended abstract reports measurements that were carried out by the Raman lidar system BASIL in the frame of the Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment – Special Observation Period 1 (HyMeX-SOP1). A specific case study was selected revealing the presence of variable aerosol properties at different altitudes. Specifically, Raman lidar measurements on 02 October 2012 reveal the presence of two distinct aerosol layers, a lower one extending up to ~3 km and an upper one extending from 3.5 km to 4.7 km. Aerosol and size microphysical properties are determined from multi-wavelength measurements of particle backscattering and extinction profiles based on the application of a retrieval scheme which employs Tikhonov’s inversion with regularization. Inversion results suggest a size distribution with the presence, in both the lower and upper aerosol layer, of two particle modes (a fine mode, with a radius of ~0.2 μm, and a coarse mode, with radii in the range 2-4 μm), volume concentration values of 2-4 mm3cm-3 and effective radii in the range 0.2-0.6 μm. This effort benefited from the dedicated flights of the French research aircraft ATR42, equipped with a variety of in situ sensors for measuring aerosol/cloud size and microphysical properties. Aerosol size and microphysical properties retrieved from multi-wavelength Raman lidar measurements were compared with simultaneous and co-located in-situ measurements.

scholarly journals Intercomparison of aerosol measurements performed with multi-wavelength Raman lidars, automatic lidars and ceilometers in the frame of INTERACT-II campaign

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Madonna ◽  
Marco Rosoldi ◽  
Simone Lolli ◽  
Francesco Amato ◽  
Joshua Vande Hey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
Trace Gases ◽  
Average Difference ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Simultaneous Measurements ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Micro Pulse Lidar ◽  
Aerosol Properties ◽  
Cloud Tracking

Abstract. Following on from the previous efforts of INTERACT (INTERcomparison of Aerosol and Cloud Tracking), the INTERACT-II campaign used multi-wavelength Raman lidar measurements to assess the performance of an automatic compact micro-pulse lidar (MiniMPL) and two ceilometers (CL51 and CS135), respectively, to provide reliable information about optical and geometric atmospheric aerosol properties. The campaign took place at the CNR-IMAA Atmospheric Observatory (760 m asl, 40.60° N, 15.72° E), in the framework of the ACTRIS-2 (Aerosol Clouds Trace gases Research InfraStructure) H2020 project. Co-located simultaneous measurements involving a MiniMPL, two ceilometers, and two EARLINET multi-wavelength Raman lidars (MUSA and PEARL) were performed from July to December 2016. Range-corrected signals (RCS) of MiniMPL showed an average difference with respect to MUSA/PEARL RCS of less than 10–15 % below 3.0 km above sea level, largely due to the use of an inaccurate overlap correction, and smaller than 5 % in the free troposphere. For the CL51, the average difference with respect to MUSA/PEARL attenuated backscatter is

Determination of aerosol size and microphiysical proprierties based on multi-wavelength raman lidar measurements in the framework of HyMeX-SOP1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetto De Rosa ◽  
Paolo Di Girolamo ◽  
Donato Summa
Keyword(s):  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Radiation Budget ◽  
Aerosol Layer ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Microphysical Properties ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
In Situ Sensors

<p>Tropospheric aerosols  are a fundamental component of the Earth’s radiation budget. In order to properly estimate their direct and indirect effect, accurate measurements of aerosol size and microphysical properties are required.A limited number of techniques are presently available and capable to provide these measurements.</p><p>Multi-wavelength Raman lidars Raman lidars have strong potential. However,theireffectiveness and reliability of need to be assessed and verified against independent measurements.</p><p>This abstract reports measurements that were carried out by the Raman lidar system BASIL in the frame of the Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment – Special Observation Period 1 (HyMeX-SOP1).The considered dataset represents a good opportunity to verify the quality of retrievals in terms of size and microphysical properties obtained from multi-wavelength Raman lidars.</p><p>A specific case study was selected revealing the presence of variable aerosol properties at different altitudes. Specifically, Raman lidar measurements on 02 October 2012 show the presence of two distinct aerosol layers, a lower one extending up to ~3 km and an upper one extending from 3.5 km to 4.7 km. Aerosol and size microphysical properties are determined from multi-wavelength measurements of particle backscattering and extinction profiles based on the application of  a retrieval scheme which employs Tikhonov’s inversion with regularization. Inversion results suggest a size distribution with the presence, in both the lower and upper aerosol layer, of two particle modes (a fine mode, with a radius of ~0.2 mm, and a coarse mode, with radii in the range 2-4 mm), volume concentration values of 2-4 mm<sup>3</sup>cm<sup>-3</sup>and effective radii in the  range 0.2-0.6 mm.</p><p>This effort benefited from the dedicated flights of the French research aircraft ATR42, equipped with a variety of in situ sensors for measuring aerosol/cloud size and microphysical properties. Aerosol size and microphysical properties retrieved from multi-wavelength Raman lidar measurements were compared with simultaneous and co-located in-situ measurements.</p>

scholarly journals Optical and microphysical characterization of aerosol layers over South Africa by means of multi-wavelength depolarization and Raman lidar measurements

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 8109-8123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Giannakaki ◽  
Pieter G. van Zyl ◽  
Detlef Müller ◽  
Dimitris Balis ◽  
Mika Komppula
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Single Scattering ◽  
Effective Radius ◽  
Depolarization Ratio ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Lidar Ratio ◽  
Aerosol Properties

Abstract. Optical and microphysical properties of different aerosol types over South Africa measured with a multi-wavelength polarization Raman lidar are presented. This study could assist in bridging existing gaps relating to aerosol properties over South Africa, since limited long-term data of this type are available for this region. The observations were performed under the framework of the EUCAARI campaign in Elandsfontein. The multi-wavelength PollyXT Raman lidar system was used to determine vertical profiles of the aerosol optical properties, i.e. extinction and backscatter coefficients, Ångström exponents, lidar ratio and depolarization ratio. The mean microphysical aerosol properties, i.e. effective radius and single-scattering albedo, were retrieved with an advanced inversion algorithm. Clear differences were observed for the intensive optical properties of atmospheric layers of biomass burning and urban/industrial aerosols. Our results reveal a wide range of optical and microphysical parameters for biomass burning aerosols. This indicates probable mixing of biomass burning aerosols with desert dust particles, as well as the possible continuous influence of urban/industrial aerosol load in the region. The lidar ratio at 355 nm, the lidar ratio at 532 nm, the linear particle depolarization ratio at 355 nm and the extinction-related Ångström exponent from 355 to 532 nm were 52 ± 7 sr, 41 ± 13 sr, 0.9 ± 0.4 % and 2.3 ± 0.5, respectively, for urban/industrial aerosols, while these values were 92 ± 10 sr, 75 ± 14 sr, 3.2 ± 1.3 % and 1.7 ± 0.3, respectively, for biomass burning aerosol layers. Biomass burning particles are larger and slightly less absorbing compared to urban/industrial aerosols. The particle effective radius were found to be 0.10 ± 0.03, 0.17 ± 0.04 and 0.13 ± 0.03 µm for urban/industrial, biomass burning, and mixed aerosols, respectively, while the single-scattering albedo at 532 nm was 0.87 ± 0.06, 0.90 ± 0.06, and 0.88 ± 0.07 (at 532 nm), respectively, for these three types of aerosols. Our results were within the same range of previously reported values.

Understanding the phase formation kinetics of nano-crystalline kesterite deposited on mesoscopic scaffolds via in situ multi-wavelength Raman-monitored annealing

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (42) ◽  
pp. 29435-29446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuoran Wang ◽  
Samir Elouatik ◽  
George P. Demopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Phase Formation ◽  
Formation Kinetics ◽  
Nano Crystalline ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Time Information ◽  
Annealing Method

The in situ Raman monitored annealing method is developed in this work to provide real-time information on phase formation and crystallinity evolution of kesterite deposited on a TiO2 mesoscopic scaffold.

scholarly journals Lipid biomarkers in Holocene and glacial sediments from ancient Lake Ohrid (Macedonia, Albania)

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 3473-3489 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Holtvoeth ◽  
H. Vogel ◽  
B. Wagner ◽  
G. A. Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Lipid Biomarkers ◽  
Lake Ohrid ◽  
Labile Organic Matter ◽  
Glacial Sediments ◽  
Plant Matter ◽  
Lipid Biomarker ◽  
First Results ◽  
Near Shore

Abstract. Organic matter preserved in Lake Ohrid sediments originates from aquatic and terrestrial sources. Its variable composition reflects climate-controlled changes in the lake basin's hydrology and related organic matter export, i.e. changes in primary productivity, terrestrial plant matter input and soil erosion. Here, we present first results from lipid biomarker investigations of Lake Ohrid sediments from two near-shore settings: site Lz1120 near the southern shore, with low-lying lands nearby and probably influenced by river discharge, and site Co1202 which is close to the steep eastern slopes. Variable proportions of terrestrial n-alkanoic acids and n-alkanols as well as compositional changes of ω-hydroxy acids document differences in soil organic matter supply between the sites and during different climate stages (glacial, Holocene, 8.2 ka cooling event). Changes in the vegetation cover are suggested by changes in the dominant chain length of terrestrial n-alkanols. Effective microbial degradation of labile organic matter and in situ contribution of organic matter derived from the microbes themselves are both evident in the sediments. We found evidence for anoxic conditions within the photic zone by detecting epicholestanol and tetrahymanol from sulphur-oxidising phototrophic bacteria and bacterivorous ciliates and for the influence of a settled human community from the occurrence of coprostanol, a biomarker for human and animal faeces (pigs, sheep, goats), in an early Holocene sample. This study illustrates the potential of lipid biomarkers for future environmental reconstructions using one of Europe's oldest continental climate archives, Lake Ohrid.

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