Lidar measurements for desert dust characterization: an overview

L Mona, Z Liu, D Müller, A Omar… - Advances in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We provide an overview of light detection and ranging (lidar) capability for describing and
characterizing desert dust. This paper summarizes lidar techniques, observations, and …

Aerosol‐type‐dependent lidar ratios observed with Raman lidar

D Müller, A Ansmann, I Mattis, M Tesche… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We summarize our Raman lidar observations which were carried out in Europe, Asia, and
Africa during the past 10 years, with focus on particle extinction‐to‐backscatter ratios (lidar …

Satellite perspective of aerosol intercontinental transport: From qualitative tracking to quantitative characterization

H Yu, LA Remer, RA Kahn, M Chin, Y Zhang - Atmospheric Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Evidence of aerosol intercontinental transport (ICT) is both widespread and compelling.
Model simulations suggest that ICT could significantly affect regional air quality and climate …

Global view of aerosol vertical distributions from CALIPSO lidar measurements and GOCART simulations: Regional and seasonal variations

H Yu, M Chin, DM Winker, AH Omar… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines seasonal variations of the vertical distribution of aerosols through a
statistical analysis of the Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations …

CALIPSO lidar observations of the optical properties of Saharan dust: A case study of long‐range transport

Z Liu, A Omar, M Vaughan, J Hair… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
An extensive dust storm originating on 17 August 2006 in North Africa was observed and
tracked by the Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations …

Aerosol seasonal variability over the Mediterranean region and relative impact of maritime, continental and Saharan dust particles over the basin from MODIS data in …

F Barnaba, GP Gobbi - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2004 - acp.copernicus.org
The one-year (2001) record of aerosol data from the space borne Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is analyzed focusing on the Mediterranean region. The …

Lidar and atmospheric aerosol particles

A Ansmann, D Müller - Lidar: range-resolved optical remote sensing of the …, 2005 - Springer
Atmospheric aerosols play an important role in many atmospheric processes. Although only
a minor constituent of the atmosphere, they have appreciable influence on the Earth's …

Potential of polarization lidar to provide profiles of CCN-and INP-relevant aerosol parameters

RE Mamouri, A Ansmann - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
We investigate the potential of polarization lidar to provide vertical profiles of aerosol
parameters from which cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) and ice nucleating particle (INP) …

Vertical profiling of Saharan dust with Raman lidars and airborne HSRL in southern Morocco during SAMUM

M Tesche, A Ansmann, D Mueller… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Three ground-based Raman lidars and an airborne high-spectral-resolution lidar (HSRL)
were operated duringSAMUM 2006 in southern Morocco to measure height profiles of the …

Profiling of fine and coarse particle mass: case studies of Saharan dust and Eyjafjallajökull/Grimsvötn volcanic plumes

A Ansmann, P Seifert, M Tesche… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
The polarization lidar photometer networking (POLIPHON) method introduced to separate
coarse-mode and fine-mode particle properties of Eyjafjallajökull volcanic aerosols in 2010 …