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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-1197-2024
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Geometrical and optical properties of cirrus clouds in Barcelona, Spain: analysis with the two-way transmittance method of 4 years of lidar measurements
Cristina Gil-Díaz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Michäel Sicard
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Ciències i Tecnologies de l'Espai-Centre de Recerca de l'Aeronàutica i de l'Espai/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (CTE-CRAE/IEEC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
now at: Laboratoire de l'Atmosphère et des Cyclones, Université de La Réunion, Saint-Denis, 97744, France
Adolfo Comerón
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Daniel Camilo Fortunato dos Santos Oliveira
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Constantino Muñoz-Porcar
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Jasper R. Lewis
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 21250, USA
Ellsworth J. Welton
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, USA
Simone Lolli
CNR-IMAA, Italian National Research Council, 85050, Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy
CommSensLab, Dept of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècncia de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
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- Nighttime Contrail Characterization from Multisource Lidar and Meteorological Observations F. Mandija et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18020210
- Cloud Chamber Studies on the Linear Depolarisation Ratio of Small Cirrus Ice Crystals A. Hamel et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1277-2026
- Measurements of the cirrus clouds color ratio from the spaceborne aerosol and carbon dioxide detection lidar onboard DQ-1 Z. Bi et al. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.588338
- On the origin of the twilight color index maximum and its application to cloud-height retrieval D. Toledo https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-5905-2026
- Optical Model of a Cirrus Cloud Consisting of Hollow Ice Hexagonal Columns for Lidar Applications A. Konoshonkin et al. https://doi.org/10.1134/S102485602470115X
- Study of optical scattering properties and direct radiative effects of high-altitude cirrus clouds in Barcelona, Spain, with 4 years of lidar measurements C. Gil-Díaz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3445-2025
- Climatology of Cirrus Clouds over Observatory of Haute-Provence (France) Using Multivariate Analyses on Lidar Profiles F. Mandija et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15101261
- Two-Beam Polarization Lidar for the Estimation a Flutter of Horizontally Oriented Crystals in Cirrus Clouds I. Razenkov et al. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856025700769
- 偏振激光雷达对海洋气溶胶的一次船载观测与研究 陈. Chen Chao et al. https://doi.org/10.3788/LOP252415
- 25-Year analysis of tropical cirrus clouds: insights from ground and space-based LIDAR observations P. Mol et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108158
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Short summary
In this paper, a statistical study of cirrus geometrical and optical properties based on 4 years of continuous ground-based lidar measurements with the Barcelona (Spain) Micro Pulse Lidar (MPL) is analysed. The cloud optical depth, effective column lidar ratio and linear cloud depolarisation ratio have been calculated by a new approach to the two-way transmittance method, which is valid for both ground-based and spaceborne lidar systems. Their associated errors are also provided.
In this paper, a statistical study of cirrus geometrical and optical properties based on 4 years...