Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-101-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-101-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Automated atmospheric profiling with the Robotic Lift (RoLi) at the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory
Sebastian Brill
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Björn Nillius
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jan-David Förster
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Paulo Artaxo
Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
Florian Ditas
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Hessian Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology, 65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Dennis Geis
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Christian Gurk
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Thomas Kenntner
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Thomas Klimach
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Mark Lamneck
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Rafael Valiati
Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
Bettina Weber
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
Stefan Wolff
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: German Weather Service, 63067 Offenbach am Main, Germany
Ulrich Pöschl
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Data sets
Automated atmospheric profiling with the Robotic Lift (RoLi) at the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory Sebastian Brill and Christopher Pöhlker https://doi.org/10.17617/3.P0PHTC
Short summary
Highly resolved vertical profiles are crucial for understanding ecosystem–atmosphere interactions. We developed the robotic lift (RoLi) as a platform for vertical profile measurements at the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory in the central Amazon basin. First results reveal spatiotemporal patterns in temperature, humidity, fog, and aerosol profiles, proving RoLi's technical capability to resolve the diel interplay of convectively mixed daytime and stable stratified nighttime conditions.
Highly resolved vertical profiles are crucial for understanding ecosystem–atmosphere...