LIDAR ICE NUCLEI ESTIMATES AND HOW THEY RELATE WITH AIRBORNE IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS

Main Authors: Marinou E., Amiridis V., Ansmann A., Nenes A., Balis D., Schrod J., ...
Format: Article
Terbitan: , 2019
Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3402888
Daftar Isi:
  • By means of available ice nucleating particle (INP) parameterization schemes we compute profiles of dust INP number concentration utilizing Polly-XT and CALIPSO lidar observations during the INUIT-BACCHUSACTRIS 2016 campaign. The polarization-lidar photometer networking (POLIPHON) method is used to separate dust and non-dust aerosol backscatter, extinction, mass concentration, particle number concentration (for particles with radius > 250 nm) and surface area concentration. The INP final products are compared with aerosol samples collected from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and analyzed using the ice nucleus counter FRIDGE.