EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Studies on mineral dust using airborne lidar, ground-based remote sensing, and in situ instrumentation

  • Marenco Franco,
  • Ryder Claire,
  • Estellés Victor,
  • Segura Sara,
  • Amiridis Vassilis,
  • Proestakis Emmanouil,
  • Marinou Eleni,
  • Tsekeri Alexandra,
  • Smith Helen,
  • Ulanowski Zbigniew,
  • O’Sullivan Debbie,
  • Brooke Jennifer,
  • Pradhan Yaswant,
  • Buxmann Joelle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817610001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 176
p. 10001

Abstract

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In August 2015, the AER-D campaign made use of the FAAM research aircraft based in Cape Verde, and targeted mineral dust. First results will be shown here. The campaign had multiple objectives: (1) lidar dust mapping for the validation of satellite and model products; (2) validation of sunphotometer remote sensing with airborne measurements; (3) coordinated measurements with the CATS lidar on the ISS; (4) radiative closure studies; and (5) the validation of a new model of dustsonde.