Latin American Lidar Network (LALINET) for aerosol research: Diagnosis on network instrumentation
| Autor: | J. C. Antuña, Juan Vicente Pallota, Eliane G. Larroza, Sebastián Papandrea, Fábio Lopes, Boris Barja, Elena Montilla-Rosero, Eduardo Quel, Cristofer Jimenez, D. A. Gouveia, Jacobo Salvador, Ezequiel Eduardo Pawelko, Andrés Bedoya, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Ricardo Forno, Daniel Nisperuza, Lidia Otero, Renata Facundes da Costa, Mauricio Múnera, Gregori de Arruda Moreira, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Pablo Ristori, Maria Fernanda Sanchez, Dairo Alegría, Alvaro Bastidas, Walker Morinobu Nakaema, Antonieta Silva, Eduardo Landulfo, René Estevan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Atmospheric Science
Data processing 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Standardization Meteorology Weather and climate 01 natural sciences Aerosol 010309 optics Geophysics Lidar Space and Planetary Science 0103 physical sciences Environmental science Instrumentation (computer programming) Strengths and weaknesses 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Remote sensing Network analysis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. :112-120 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6826 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jastp.2016.01.001 |
| Popis: | LALINET (Latin American Lidar Network), previously known as ALINE, is the first fully operative lidar network for aerosol research in South America, probing the atmosphere on regular basis since September 2013. The general purpose of this network is to attempt to fill the gap in the knowledge on aerosol vertical distribution over South America and its direct and indirect impact on weather and climate by the establishment of a vertically-resolved dataset of aerosol properties. Similarly to other lidar research networks, most of the LALINET instruments are not commercially produced and, consequently, configurations, capabilities and derived-products can be remarkably different among stations. It is a fact that such un-biased 4D dataset calls for a strict standardization from the instrumental and data processing point of view. This study has been envisaged to investigate the ongoing network configurations with the aim of highlighting the instrumental strengths and weaknesses of LALINET. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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