Articles | Volume 14, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-531-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-531-2021
Research article
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26 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2021

A powerful lidar system capable of 1 h measurements of water vapour in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere as well as the temperature in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere

Lisa Klanner, Katharina Höveler, Dina Khordakova, Matthias Perfahl, Christian Rolf, Thomas Trickl, and Hannes Vogelmann

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AR by Thomas Trickl on behalf of the Authors (28 Oct 2020)  Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Nov 2020) by Robert Sica
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Nov 2020) by Robert Sica
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Nov 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Nov 2020) by Robert Sica
AR by Thomas Trickl on behalf of the Authors (28 Nov 2020)  Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (04 Dec 2020) by Robert Sica
AR by Thomas Trickl on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2020)  Manuscript 

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Thomas Trickl on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2021)   Author's adjustment  
EA: Adjustments approved (22 Jan 2021) by Robert Sica
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Short summary
The importance of water vapour as the most influential greenhouse gas and for air composition calls for detailed investigations. The details of the highly inhomogeneous distribution of water vapour can be determined with lidar, the very low concentrations at high altitudes imposing a major challenge. An existing water-vapour lidar in the Bavarian Alps was recently complemented by a powerful Raman lidar that provides water vapour up to 20 km and temperature up to 90 km within just 1 h.