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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1901-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1901-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
17 Mar 2026
Research article |
| 17 Mar 2026
| 17 Mar 2026
On the representativeness of the ground-based lidar observations for satellite calibration/validation – the example of the archipelago of Cabo Verde
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Konstantinos Rizos
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dimitri Trapon
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Ronny Engelmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Dietrich Althausen
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Eleni Marinou
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Peristera Paschou
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Julian Hofer
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Emmanouil Proestakis
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Henriette Gebauer
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Annett Skupin
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Albert Ansmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Thorsten Fehr
European Space Agency (ESA), ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Timon Hummel
European Space Agency (ESA), ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
Rob Koopman
European Space Agency (ESA), ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Vassilis Amiridis
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Ulla Wandinger
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Holger Baars
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Data sets
ASKOS Campaign Dataset Vassilis Amiridis et al. https://doi.org/10.60621/jatac.campaign.2021.2022.caboverde
Model code and software
pyLARDA v3.2 Johannes Bühl et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4721311
Short summary
We assess the representativeness of a remote ground-based station in Mindelo, Cabo Verde by utilizing continuous observations of a ground-based multiwavelength polarization Raman lidar and the LIdar climatology of Vertical Aerosol Structure (LIVAS) products. Based on a statistical analysis of the optical properties at different radii around Mindelo and case studies, we conclude that overall, the ground-based station in Mindelo can be considered conditionally representative.
We assess the representativeness of a remote ground-based station in Mindelo, Cabo Verde by...
