Lidar observations of the Planetary Boundary Layer above the city of Thessaloniki, Greece

Santacesaria, V; Marenco, F; Balis, D; Papayannis, A; Zerefos, C

dc.contributor.author	Santacesaria, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Marenco, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Balis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Papayannis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Zerefos, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:47:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:47:15Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	03905551	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/25188
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dc.title	Lidar observations of the Planetary Boundary Layer above the city of Thessaloniki, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	Aerosol measurements have been performed in Greece since 1994, using a backscattering lidar system. The main scientific objective has been to evaluate the vertical structure of the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) in urban sites of Greece, using suspended aerosols as tracers of the atmospheric motion. The observations presented here were performed in early 1996, over the city of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece, close to the sea shore. The lidar system was operated under varying air pollution and meteorological conditions. The vertical profiles of the aerosol extinction and backscattering coefficients were retrieved from the lidar signal, using the Fernald-Klett inversion algorithm. Comparison between standard meteorological data from radiosondes and ground stations proves that lidar aerosol profiles can be successfully used to monitor the time variation in the layering of the lower troposphere.	en
heal.journalName	Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C	en
dc.identifier.volume	21	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	585	en
dc.identifier.epage	596	en