Title :
AEROSOL classification retrieval algorithms for EarthCARE/ATLID, CALIPSO/CALIOP, and ground-based lidars
Author :
Sugimoto, Nobuo ; Nishizawa, Tomoaki ; Shimizu, Atsushi ; Okamoto, Hajime
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Environ. Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Retrieving distributions of aerosol components from lidar measurements is useful for studying aerosol phenomena and the effects of aerosols on climate change and global and regional environment. It is especially useful for validating chemical transport models. In this paper, we describe aerosol component retrieval methods for ground-based lidars, and space-borne lidars CALIOP/CALIOP and EarthCARE/ATLID.
Keywords :
aerosols; air pollution measurement; atmospheric techniques; environmental science computing; geophysical signal processing; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; signal classification; CALIPSO-CALIOP; EarthCARE-ATLID; aerosol classification retrieval algorithms; aerosol climatological effects; aerosol component retrieval methods; aerosol components; aerosol phenomena; chemical transport models; climate change; global environment; ground based lidars; lidar measurements; regional environment; space borne lidars; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Classification algorithms; Extinction coefficients; Laser radar; Optical variables measurement; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050137
