Ceilometer Aerosol Profiling versus Raman Lidar in the Frame of Interact Campaign of Actris

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 Ob...

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Published inEPJ Web of Conferences Vol. 119; p. 27006
Main Authors Madonna, F., Amato, F., Rosoldi, M., Hey, J. Vande, Pappalardo, G.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2016
Subjects
Aerosols
Airborne particulates
Ambient temperature
Atmospheric aerosols
Backscattering
Lidar
Trace gases
Troposphere
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Summary: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 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 six month. 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 SNR but also due to effect of changes in the ambient temperature on the stability of ceilometer calibration over short and mid-term. Technological improvements of ceilometers towards their operational use in the monitoring of the atmospheric aerosol in the low and free troposphere are likely needed.
ISSN:2100-014X
2101-6275
2100-014X
DOI:10.1051/epjconf/201611927006