Method to retrieve cloud condensation nuclei number concentrations using lidar measurements

Tan, Wangshu; Zhao, Gang; Yu, Yingli; Li, Chengcai; Li, Jian; Kang, Ling; Zhu, Tong; Zhao, Chunsheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3825-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3825-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3825-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 7

Research article

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12 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 12 Jul 2019

Method to retrieve cloud condensation nuclei number concentrations using lidar measurements

Wangshu Tan, Gang Zhao, Yingli Yu, Chengcai Li, Jian Li, Ling Kang, Tong Zhu, and Chunsheng Zhao

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3825-2019-supplement

Data sets

Dataset for "Method to retrieve cloud condensation nuclei number concentrations using lidar measurements" W. Tan, G. Zhao, Y. Yu, C. Li, J. Li, L. Kang, T. Zhu, and C. Zhao https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3255086

Short summary

A new method to retrieve CCN number concentrations using multiwavelength Raman lidars is proposed. The method implements hygroscopic enhancements of backscatter and extinction with relative humidity to represent particle hygroscopicity. The retrieved CCN number concentrations are in good agreement with theoretical calculated values. Sensitivity tests indicate that retrieval error in CCN arises mostly from uncertainties in extinction coefficients and RH profiles.