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03 Dec 2021
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Mitigation of bias sources for atmospheric temperature and humidity in the mobile Raman Weather and Aerosol Lidar (WALI)
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,
CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Patrick Chazette
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,
CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Alexandre Baron
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,
CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Short summary
We describe in detail the design and calibration of the new Raman channels for the WALI system, going over the important sources of bias and uncertainty on retrieved temperature profiles. For the first time, their impact is investigated using horizontal shots in a homogenous atmosphere: the magnitude of the highlighted biases can be much larger than the targeted absolute accuracy of 1° C. Actual measurement errors are quantified using radiosoundings launched close to the lidar site.
We describe in detail the design and calibration of the new Raman channels for the WALI system,...
