EARLINET VALIDATION OF CATS L2 PRODUCT.

Authors :: Proestakis, Emmanouil
Amiridis, Vassilis
Kottas, Michael
Marinou, Eleni
Binietoglou, Ioannis
Ansmann, Albert
Wandinger, Ulla
Yorks, John
Nowottnick, Edward
Makhmudov, Abduvosit
Papayannis, Alexandros
Pietruczuk, Aleksander
Gialitaki, Anna
Apituley, Arnoud
Muñoz-Porcar, Constantino
Bortoli, Daniele
Dionisi, Davide
Althausen, Dietrich
Mamali, Dimitra
Balis, Dimitris
Source :: EPJ Web of Conferences; 2018, Vol. 176 Issue 1, p1-5, 5p, 5 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) onboard the International Space Station (ISS), is a lidar system providing vertically resolved aerosol and cloud profiles since February 2015. In this study, the CATS aerosol product is validated against the aerosol profiles provided by the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). This validation activity is based on collocated CATS-EARLINET measurements and the comparison of the particle backscatter coefficient at 1064nm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]