Articles | Volume 12, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5801-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5801-2019
Research article
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05 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 05 Nov 2019

Retrieval of temperature from a multiple channel pure rotational Raman backscatter lidar using an optimal estimation method

Shayamila Mahagammulla Gamage, Robert J. Sica, Giovanni Martucci, and Alexander Haefele

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We present a new method for retrieving temperature from pure rotational Raman (PRR) lidar measurements using an optimal estimation method. We show that the error due to calibration can be reduced significantly using our method. The new method is tested on PRR temperature measurements from the MeteoSwiss Raman Lidar for Meteorological Observations system in different sky conditions. The next step is to assimilate the temperature profiles into models to help improve weather forecasts.
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