Lidar, sun photometer and polar nephelometer measurements: Remote sensing of aerosol size distribution properties

We are developing new sensors to measure aerosols using lidar, automated Sun photometers, and in situ polar nephelometers. The lidar measurements are based on a ground system using a 532 nm laser. The sun photometer are based on a custom Sun tracking design. The aerosol phase function measurements are based on a custom polar nephelometer system developed at the University of Hawaii. Results from our first joint field experiment using these new systems will be discussed.