Backscatter Lidar Measurement in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Data Analysis and Interpretation Capabilities

Author

Mitev, Valentin ; Matthey, Renaud ; Martucci, Giovanni ; Frioud, Max

Author_Institution

CSEM, Neuchatel

Volume

2

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

In this presentation we summarize analysis approaches of the backscatter lidar signal, providing the following parameters in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL): the aerosol backscatter coefficient and the mixing layer height. These ABL parameters are important in the atmospheric studies and air quality control. The application of the discussed approaches will be illustrated by examples of backscatter lidar measurements above Neuchatel, Switzerland (47.0degN; 6.95degE, 485 m asl), one of the stations in EARLINET.

Keywords

aerosols; air pollution; atmospheric boundary layer; backscatter; data analysis; geophysics computing; optical radar; remote sensing; EARLINET; Neuchatel; Switzerland; aerosol backscatter coefficient; air quality; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric process; backscatter lidar measurement; central Europe; data analysis; data interpretation; mixing layer height; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Backscatter; Data analysis; Humidity measurement; Laser radar; Pollution measurement; Remote sensing; Robustness; Terrestrial atmosphere; Atmospheric Boundary Layer; aerosol; backscatter coefficient; backscatter lidar; mixing layer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779017

Filename

4779017