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Research article
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14 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 14 Mar 2018
| 14 Mar 2018
CALIPSO lidar calibration at 532 nm: version 4 nighttime algorithm
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Mark A. Vaughan
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Kam-Pui Lee
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Jason L. Tackett
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Melody A. Avery
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Anne Garnier
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
Brian J. Getzewich
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
William H. Hunt
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
deceased
Damien Josset
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
now at: US Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center,
MS, USA
Zhaoyan Liu
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Patricia L. Lucker
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Brian Magill
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Ali H. Omar
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Jacques Pelon
LATMOS, Université de Versailles Saint Quentin, CNRS,
Verrières le Buisson, France
Raymond R. Rogers
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
now at: Lord Fairfax Community College, Middletown, VA, USA
Travis D. Toth
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North
Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
Charles R. Trepte
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Jean-Paul Vernier
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
David M. Winker
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Stuart A. Young
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
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Short summary
We present the motivation for and the implementation of the version 4.1 nighttime 532 nm parallel-channel calibration of the CALIOP lidar. The accuracy of calibration is significantly improved by raising the molecular normalization altitude from 30–34 km to 36–39 km to substantially reduce stratospheric aerosol contamination. The new calibration procedure eliminates biases in earlier versions and leads to an improved representation of stratospheric aerosols.
We present the motivation for and the implementation of the version 4.1 nighttime 532 nm...
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