| Session Details
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| Section |
AS - Atmospheric Sciences
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| Session Title |
Lidar technologies for Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Air Quality |
| Main Convener |
Dr. Simone Lolli (Leosphere, France)
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| Co-convener(s) |
Dr. Benjamin Guinot (Laboratoire d'Aerologie CNRS Toulouse, France)
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| Session Description |
Aerosols influence climate through different pathways, directly on the scattering and absorption of radiation, indirectly on the processes of cloud formation and microphysics. Monitoring the global distribution of aerosols requires continuous observations both from ground based networks and from satellite platforms. In this way is possible to better understand the Earth climate changes especially in order to slow the global warming and controlling the emissions of light-absorbing particles. Moreover, bigger strongly urbanized cities in the world are often exposed to atmospheric pollution events. To understand the chemical and physical processes that are taking place in these areas it is necessary to describe correctly the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) dynamics and the PBL height evolution. The aim of this session is to illustrate the state of the art of elastic backscatter Lidar measurements to determine the vertical and horizontal distribution of clouds and aerosols. |
