scholarly journals Multiangle lidar observations of the Atmosphere

2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 05057
Author(s):  
Pawar Lalitkumar Prakash ◽  
Yogesh Kumar Choukiker ◽  
K Raghunath
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Atmospheric Research ◽  
Aerosol Parameters ◽  
2D And 3D ◽  
Lidar Observations

Atmospheric Lidars are used extensively to get aerosol parameters like backscatter coefficient, backscatter ratio etc. National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki (13°N, 79°E), India has a powerful lidar which has alt-azimuth capability. Inversion method is applied to data from observations of lidar system at different azimuth and elevation angles. Data Analysis is described and Observations in 2D and 3D format are discussed. Presence of Cloud and the variation of backscatter parameters are seen in an interesting manner.

scholarly journals Synchronous polar winter starphotometry and lidar measurements at a High Arctic station

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 3789-3809 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Baibakov ◽  
N. T. O'Neill ◽  
L. Ivanescu ◽  
T. J. Duck ◽  
C. Perro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Aerosol Optical Depth ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Atmospheric Research ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Fine Mode

Abstract. We present recent progress on nighttime retrievals of aerosol and cloud optical properties over the PEARL (Polar Environmental Atmospheric Research Laboratory) station at Eureka (Nunavut, Canada) in the High Arctic (80° N, 86° W). In the spring of 2011 and 2012, a star photometer was employed to acquire aerosol optical depth (AOD) data, while vertical aerosol and cloud backscatter profiles were measured using the CANDAC Raman Lidar (CRL). We used a simple backscatter coefficient threshold (βthr) to distinguish aerosols from clouds and, assuming that aerosols were largely fine mode (FM)/sub-micron, to distinguish FM aerosols from coarse mode (CM)/super-micron cloud or crystal particles. Using prescribed lidar ratios, we computed FM and CM AODs that were compared with analogous AODs estimated from spectral star photometry. We found (βthr dependent) coherences between the lidar and star photometer for both FM events and CM cloud and crystal events with averaged, FM absolute differences being

Ultrasonic device for real-time sewage velocity and suspended particles concentration measurements

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Abda ◽  
A. Azbaid ◽  
D. Ensminger ◽  
S. Fischer ◽  
P. François ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Suspended Particles ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Ultrasonic Device ◽  
Size Classes ◽  
Identification Method ◽  
Spectral Identification ◽  
Water Height

In the frame of a technological research and innovation network in water and environment technologies (RITEAU, Réseau de Recherche et d'Innovation Technologique Eau et Environnement), our research group, in collaboration with industrial partners and other research institutions, has been in charge of the development of a suitable flowmeter: an ultrasonic device measuring simultaneously the water flow and the concentration of size classes of suspended particles. Working on the pulsed ultrasound principle, our multi-frequency device (1 to 14 MHz) allows flow velocity and water height measurement and estimation of suspended solids concentration. Velocity measurements rely on the coherent Doppler principle. A self developed frequency estimator, so called Spectral Identification method, was used and compared to the classical Pulse-Pair method. Several measurements campaigns on one wastewater collector of the French city of Strasbourg gave very satisfactory results and showed smaller standard deviation values for the Doppler frequency extracted by the Spectral Identification method. A specific algorithm was also developed for the water height measurements. It relies on the water surface acoustic impedance rupture and its peak localisation and behaviour in the collected backscattering data. This algorithm was positively tested on long time measurements on the same wastewater collector. A large part of the article is devoted to the measurements of the suspended solids concentrations. Our data analysis consists in the adaptation of the well described acoustic behaviour of sand to the behaviour of wastewater particles. Both acoustic attenuation and acoustic backscattering data over multiple frequencies are analyzed for the extrapolation of size classes and respective concentrations. Under dry weather conditions, the massic backscattering coefficient and the overall size distribution showed similar evolution whatever the measurement site was and were suggesting a global wastewater particles behaviour. By comparison to sampling data, our data analysis lead to the characterization of two particle groups: the ones occurring during rain events and the ones typical of wastewater under dry weather conditions. Even with already encouraging results on the several weeks of data recorded on several wastewater collectors, the validation of our data inversion method is still under progress.

scholarly journals The Electrical Activity of Saharan Dust as perceived from Surface Electric Field Observations in Greece

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasiliki Daskalopoulou ◽  
Sotirios A. Mallios ◽  
Zbigniew Ulanowski ◽  
George Hloupis ◽  
Anna Gialitaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Strength ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Field Strength ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Saharan Dust ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Realistic Description ◽  
Atmospheric Conductivity

Abstract. We report on the electric field variations during Saharan dust advection over two atmospheric remote stations in Greece, using synergistic observations of the vertical atmospheric electric field strength (Ez) at ground and the lidar-derived particle backscatter coefficient profiles. Both parameters were monitored for the first time with the simultaneous deployment of a ground-based field mill electrometer and a multiwavelength lidar system. The field mill timeseries are processed to extract the diurnal variations of the Global Electric Circuit and remove fast field perturbations due to peak lightning activity. In order to identify the influence of the elevated dust layers on the ground Ez, we extract a Localized Reference Electric Field from the timeseries that reflects the local fair weather activity. Then, we compare it with the reconstructed daily average behaviour of the electric field and the Saharan dust layers' evolution, as depicted by the lidar system. Reported cases of enhanced vertical electric field for detached pure dust layers suggest the presence of in-layer electric charges. Although higher dust loads are expected to result in electric field enhancement, episodic cases that reduce the electric field are also observed. To quantitatively approach our results, we examine the dependency of Ez against theoretical assumptions for the distribution of separated charges within the electrified dust layer. Electrically neutral dust is approximated by atmospheric conductivity reduction, while charge separation areas within electrically active dust layers are approximated as finite extent cylinders. This physical approximation constitutes a more realistic description of the distribution of charges, as opposed to infinite extent geometries, and allows for analytical solutions of the electric field strength, so that observed electric field variations during the monitored dust outbreaks can be explained.

scholarly journals APLIKASI METODE GEOLISTRIK RESISTIVITAS KONFIGURASI WENNER- SCHLUMBERGER UNTUK MENGIDENTIFIKASI LITOLOGI BATUAN BAWAH PERMUKAAN DAN FLUIDA PANAS BUMI WAY RATAI DI AREA MANIFESTASI PADOK DI KECAMATAN PADANG CERMIN KABUPATEN PESAWARAN PROVINSI LAMPUNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-44
Author(s):  
Wilyan Pratama ◽  
Rustadi Rustadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Water Surface ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Fluid Type ◽  
Water Pool ◽  
Chloride Water ◽  
Subsurface Resistivity ◽  
2D And 3D ◽  
Manifestation Area

Research area is located in Padang Cermin Sun-District, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Province. Manifestation in research area is hot water pool with surface temperatures reach 900C. Data acquisition has been done by Wenner-Schlumberger configuration with 5 acquisition line. Line 1, line 4 and line 5 have 280 meters length. Line 2 have 240 meters length and line 3 have 320 meters length with a spacing of each electrodes in each lines is every 5 meters. The objective of this research are (1)examining the geochemical contaminant and fluid types, (2)identifies the geothermal fluid based on 2D and 3D resistivity data analysis, also (3)identifies the layer of rock in Padok manifestation area based on 2D and 3D subsurface resistivity section. Subsurface lithology in research area generally divides into 4 parts. Which is hot water fluid with mean resistivity value between 1 Ωm into 3 Ωm and based on geochemistry data the fluid type is chloride water; surface sediment with resistivity value between 6 Ωm into 50 Ωm and identified as swamp sediment and alluvium sediment divides into gravels, pebbles, sands, clay and peat; Gravels, pebbles, sands, clay and peat with resistivity value between 50 Ωm into 100 Ωm; and igneous rock (andesite-basalt) with resistivity value more than 100 Ωm.

scholarly journals Stratospheric semi-decadal oscillations in NCEP data

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2143-2157 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Mayr ◽  
J. G. Mengel ◽  
F. T. Huang ◽  
E. R. Talaat ◽  
E. R. Nash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Temperature Data ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Altitude Range ◽  
Quasi Biennial Oscillation ◽  
Atmospheric Research ◽  
Zonal Winds ◽  
Environmental Prediction ◽  
Biennial Oscillation

Abstract. An analysis of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) data is presented to provide a more complete description of the stratospheric 5-year semi-decadal (SD) oscillation (Mayr et al., 2007). The zonal-mean temperature and zonal wind data from the Atmospheric Research R-1 analysis are employed, covering the years from 1962 to 2002 in the altitude range from 10 to 30 km. For diagnostic purposes, the data are separated into the hemispherically symmetric and anti-symmetric components, and spectral analysis is applied to identify the signatures of the SD oscillations. Through the synthesis or filtering of spectral features, the SD modulations of the annual oscillation (AO) and quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) are delineated. In agreement with the earlier findings, the magnitude of the SD oscillation is more pronounced when the 30-month QBO dominates during the years from 1975 to 1995. This is consistent with results from a numerical model, which shows that such a QBO generates the SD oscillation through interaction with the 12-month AO. In the zonal winds, the SD oscillation in the NCEP data is confined to equatorial latitudes, where it modulates the symmetric AO and QBO by about 5 m/s below 30 km. In the temperature data, the effect is also seen around the equator, but it is much larger at polar latitudes where the SD oscillation produces variations as large as 2 K. Our data analysis indicates that the SD oscillation is mainly hemispherically symmetric, and it appears to originate at equatorial latitudes where most of the energy resides.

scholarly journals Calculation of the Overlap Function and Associated Error of an Elastic Lidar or a Ceilometer: Cross-Comparison with a Cooperative Overlap-Corrected System

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (21) ◽  
pp. 6312
Author(s):  
Michaël Sicard ◽  
Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez ◽  
Adolfo Comerón ◽  
Constantino Muñoz-Porcar
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Mathematical Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

This paper establishes the relationship between the signal of a lidar system corrected for the incomplete overlap effect and the signal of another lidar system or a ceilometer for which the overlap function is unknown. Simple mathematical relationships permit the estimation of the overlap function of the second system as well as the associated error. Several overlap functions have been retrieved with this method over a period of 1.5 years with two lidar systems of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The error when the overlap function reaches 1 is usually less than 7%. The temporal variability estimated over a period of 1.5 years is less than 11% in the first 1.5 km from the surface and peaks at 18% at heights between 1.7 and 2.4 km. The use of a non-appropriate overlap function in the retrieval of the backscatter coefficient yield errors up to 60% in the first 0.5 km and up to 20% above.

scholarly journals Earlinet validation of CATS L2 product

2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Emmanouil Proestakis ◽  
Vassilis Amiridis ◽  
Michael Kottas ◽  
Eleni Marinou ◽  
Ioannis Binietoglou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Aerosol Transport ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
International Space

The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) onboard the International Space Station (ISS), is a lidar system providing vertically resolved aerosol and cloud profiles since February 2015. In this study, the CATS aerosol product is validated against the aerosol profiles provided by the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). This validation activity is based on collocated CATS-EARLINET measurements and the comparison of the particle backscatter coefficient at 1064nm.

scholarly journals Towards continuous monitoring of aerosol hygroscopicity by Raman lidar measurements at the EARLINET station of Payerne

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Navas Guzmán ◽  
Giovanni Martucci ◽  
Martine Collaud Coen ◽  
María José Granados Muñoz ◽  
Maxime Hervo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Remote Sensing Technique ◽  
Accuracy And Precision ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Constant Altitude ◽  
Aerosol Backscatter ◽  
Aerosol Hygroscopicity

Abstract. This study focuses on the analysis of aerosol hygroscopicity using remote sensing technique. Continuous observations of aerosol backscatter coefficient, temperature and water vapour mixing ratio are performed by means of a Raman lidar system at the aerological station of MeteoSwiss at Payerne (Switzerland) since 2008. These measurements allow us to monitor in a continuous way any change of aerosol properties as a function of the relative humidity (RH). These changes can be observed either in time at constant altitude or in altitude at a constant time. The accuracy and precision of RH measurements from the lidar have been evaluated using the radiosonde (RS) technique as reference. A total of 172 RSs were used in this intercomparison which revealed a small bias (

Lidar observations of volcanic aerosol over the UK since June 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraint Vaughan ◽  
David Wareing ◽  
Hugo Ricketts
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Ash ◽  
Stratospheric Aerosol ◽  
Aerosol Layer ◽  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Elastic Channel ◽  
Enhanced Sensitivity ◽  
Volcanic Cloud ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Lidar Observations

<p>On 22 June 2019, the Raikoke volcano in the Kuril Islands erupted, sending a plume of ask and sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere. A Raman lidar system at Capel Dewi, UK (52.4°N, 4.1°W) has been used to measure the extent and optical depth of the stratospheric aerosol layer following the eruption. The lidar was modified to give it much enhanced sensitivity in the elastic channel, allowing measurements up to 25 km, but the Raman channel is only sensitive to the troposphere. Therefore, backscatter ratio profiles were derived by comparison with aerosol-free profiles derived from nearby radiosondes, corrected for aerosol extinction. Small amounts of stratospheric aerosol were measured prior to the arrival of the volcanic cloud, probably from pyroconvection over Canada. Volcanic ash began to arrive as a thin layer at 14 km late on 3 July, extending over the following month to fill the stratosphere below around 19 km. Aerosol optical depths reached around 0.03 by mid-August and continued at this level for the remainder of the year. The location of peak backscatter varied considerably but was generally around 15 km. However, on one notable occasion on August 25, a layer around 300 m thick with peak lidar backscatter ratio around 1.5 was observed as high as 21 km.</p>

Applications of a Mie-Raman Lidar system in Atmospheric research

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiaoyun Hu ◽  
Philippe Goloub ◽  
Thierry Podvin ◽  
Igor Veselovskii
Keyword(s):  
Raman Lidar ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Atmospheric Research
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