AEROSOL ABSORPTION PROFILING FROM THE SYNERGY OF LIDAR AND SUN-PHOTOMETRY: THE ACTRIS-2 CAMPAIGNS IN GERMANY, GREECE AND CYPRUS

Authors :: Tsekeri, Alexandra Amiridis, Vassilis Lopatin, Anton and Marinou, Eleni Giannakaki, Eleni Pikridas, Michael Sciare, Jean Liakakou, Eleni Gerasopoulos, Evangelos Duesing, Sebastian Corbin, Joel C. Gysel, Martin Bukowiecki, Nicolas and Baars, Holger Engelmann, Ronny Wehner, Birgit Kottas, Michael Mamali, Dimitra Kokkalis, Panagiotis Raptis, I, Panagiotis Stavroulas, Iasonas Keleshis, Christos Muller, Detlef Solomos, Stavros Binietoglou, Ioannis Mihalopoulos, Nikolaos Papayannis, Alexandros Stachlewska, Iwona S. and Igloffstein, Julia Wandinger, Ulla Ansmann, Albert Dubovik, Oleg Goloub, Philippe
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: E D P SCIENCES, 2018.
Abstract: Aerosol absorption profiling is crucial for radiative transfer calculations and climate modelling. Here, we utilize the synergy of lidar with sun-photometer measurements to derive the absorption coefficient and single scattering albedo profiles during the ACTRIS-2 campaigns held in Germany, Greece and Cyprus. The remote sensing techniques are compared with in situ measurements in order to harmonize and validate the different methodologies and reduce the absorption profiling uncertainties.

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