Optical properties of tropospheric aerosols determined by lidar and spectrophotometric measurements (Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Campaign)

Marenco, F; Santacesaria, V; Bais, AF; Balis, D; Di Sarra, A; Papayannis, A; Zerefos, C

dc.contributor.author	Marenco, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Santacesaria, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Bais, AF	en
dc.contributor.author	Balis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Di Sarra, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Papayannis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Zerefos, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:13:14Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:13:14Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0003-6935	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12386
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dc.subject	aerosols	en
dc.subject	optical depth	en
dc.subject	backscatter-to-extinction ratio	en
dc.subject	Angstrom coefficient	en
dc.subject	lidar signal inversion	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.other	aerosol	en
dc.subject.other	backscatter	en
dc.subject.other	lidar	en
dc.subject.other	optical depth	en
dc.subject.other	troposphere	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	Optical properties of tropospheric aerosols determined by lidar and spectrophotometric measurements (Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Campaign)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	We present the results of the aerosol measurements carried out over the Aegean Sea during the Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation campaign held in Greece during June 1996. Simultaneous observations performed with a lidar and a double-monochromator spectrophotometer allowed us to retrieve the optical depth, the Angstrom coefficient, and the backscatter-to-extinction ratio. The Sun photometric data can be used to improve quantitative aerosol measurements by lidar in the Planetary Boundary Layer. Systematic errors could arise otherwise, because the value of the backscatter-to-extinction ratio has to be supplied. Instead this ratio can be retrieved experimentally by use of an iterative solution of the lidar equation. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.publisher	OPTICAL SOC AMER	en
heal.journalName	Applied Optics	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997XV50200026	en
dc.identifier.volume	36	en
dc.identifier.issue	27	en
dc.identifier.spage	6875	en
dc.identifier.epage	6886	en