EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Aerosol absorption profiling from the synergy of lidar and sun-photometry: the ACTRIS-2 campaigns in Germany, Greece and Cyprus

  • Tsekeri Alexandra,
  • Amiridis Vassilis,
  • Lopatin Anton,
  • Marinou Eleni,
  • Giannakaki Eleni,
  • Pikridas Michael,
  • Sciare Jean,
  • Liakakou Eleni,
  • Gerasopoulos Evangelos,
  • Duesing Sebastian,
  • Corbin Joel C.,
  • Gysel Martin,
  • Bukowiecki Nicolas,
  • Baars Holger,
  • Engelmann Ronny,
  • Wehner Birgit,
  • Kottas Michael,
  • Mamali Dimitra,
  • Kokkalis Panagiotis,
  • Raptis Panagiotis I.,
  • Stavroulas Iasonas,
  • Keleshis Christos,
  • Müller Detlef,
  • Solomos Stavros,
  • Binietoglou Ioannis,
  • Mihalopoulos Nikolaos,
  • Papayannis Alexandros,
  • Stachlewska Iwona S.,
  • Igloffstein Julia,
  • Wandinger Ulla,
  • Ansmann Albert,
  • Dubovik Oleg,
  • Goloub Philippe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817608005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 176
p. 08005

Abstract

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Aerosol absorption profiling is crucial for radiative transfer calculations and climate modelling. Here, we utilize the synergy of lidar with sun-photometer measurements to derive the absorption coefficient and single scattering albedo profiles during the ACTRIS-2 campaigns held in Germany, Greece and Cyprus. The remote sensing techniques are compared with in situ measurements in order to harmonize and validate the different methodologies and reduce the absorption profiling uncertainties.