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Retrieval of Spatio-temporal Distributions of Particle Parameters from Multiwavelength Lidar Measurements Using the Linear Estimation Technique and Comparison with AERONETThe results of the application of the linear estimation technique to multiwavelength Raman lidar measurements performed during the summer of 2011 in Greenbelt, MD, USA, are presented. We demonstrate that multiwavelength lidars are capable not only of providing vertical profiles of particle properties but also of revealing the spatio-temporal evolution of aerosol features. The nighttime 3 Beta + 1 alpha lidar measurements on 21 and 22 July were inverted to spatio-temporal distributions of particle microphysical parameters, such as volume, number density, effective radius and the complex refractive index. The particle volume and number density show strong variation during the night, while the effective radius remains approximately constant. The real part of the refractive index demonstrates a slight decreasing tendency in a region of enhanced extinction coefficient. The linear estimation retrievals are stable and provide time series of particle parameters as a function of height at 4 min resolution. AERONET observations are compared with multiwavelength lidar retrievals showing good agreement.
Document ID
20140011485
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.5194/amt-6-2671-2013
Authors
Veselovskii, I. (Academy of Sciences (USSR) Troitsk, Russian Federation)
Whiteman, D. N. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Korenskiy, M. (Academy of Sciences (USSR) Troitsk, Russian Federation)
Kolgotin, A. (Academy of Sciences (USSR) Troitsk, Russian Federation)
Dubovik, O. (Lille Univ. France)
Perez-Ramirez, D. (Granada Univ. Spain)
Suvorina, A. (Academy of Sciences (USSR) Troitsk, Russian Federation)
Date Acquired
September 9, 2014
Publication Date
October 16, 2013
Publication Information
Publication: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
Volume: 6
Issue: 10
ISSN: 1867-1381
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN12104
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
AERONET
spatio-temporal distributions
linear estimation technique

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