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Research article
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15 May 2026
Research article |
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Hybrid methodology for optimised water vapour mixing ratio profiles from Raman lidar measurements
Arlett Díaz-Zurita
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Daniel Pérez-Ramírez
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
David N. Whiteman
Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, United States
Laboratory for Atmospheric Physics, Institute for Physics Research, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia
Onel Rodríguez-Navarro
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Víctor M. Naval-Hernández
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Jorge Muñiz-Rosado
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Soledad Fernández-Carvelo
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Jesús Abril-Gago
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Ana del Águila
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
María José Granados-Muñoz
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Manuel Antón
Department of Physics, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
Javier Vaquero-Martínez
Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y las Matemáticas, Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Cambio Climático y Sostenibilidad (IACYS), Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
Inmaculada Foyo-Moreno
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Jose Antonio Benavent-Oltra
Departamento de Ingeniería. Eléctrica, Electrónica, Automática y Física Aplicada, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería y Diseño Industrial (ETSIDI), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA), University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
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An intense Saharan dust outbreak crossing the Iberian Peninsula in springtime was monitored to determinine the specific contribution of fine and coarse dust particles at five lidar stations, strategically covering its SW–central–NE pathway. Expected dust ageing along the transport started unappreciated. A different fine-dust impact on optical (~30 %) and mass (~10 %) properties was found. Use of polarized lidar measurements (mainly in elastic systems) for fine/coarse dust separation is crucial.
Milagros E. Herrera, Oleg Dubovik, Benjamin Torres, Tatyana Lapyonok, David Fuertes, Anton Lopatin, Pavel Litvinov, Cheng Chen, Jose Antonio Benavent-Oltra, Juan L. Bali, and Pablo R. Ristori
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 15, 6075–6126, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6075-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6075-2022, 2022
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This study deals with the dynamic error estimates of the aerosol-retrieved properties by the GRASP algorithm, which are provided for directly retrieved and derived parameters. Moreover, GRASP provides full covariance matrices that appear to be a useful approach for optimizing observation schemes and retrieval set-ups. The validation of the retrieved dynamic error estimates is done through real and synthetic measurements using sun photometer and lidar observations.
Witali Krochin, Francisco Navas-Guzmán, David Kuhl, Axel Murk, and Gunter Stober
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 15, 2231–2249, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-2231-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-2231-2022, 2022
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This study leverages atmospheric temperature measurements performed with a ground-based radiometer making use of data that was collected during a 4-year observational campaign applying a new retrieval algorithm that improves the maximal altitude range from 45 to 55 km. The measurements are validated against two independent data sets, MERRA2 reanalysis data and the meteorological analysis of NAVGEM-HA.
Jesús Abril-Gago, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Maria João Costa, Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda, Michaël Sicard, Diego Bermejo-Pantaleón, Daniele Bortoli, María José Granados-Muñoz, Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez, Constantino Muñoz-Porcar, Adolfo Comerón, Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua, Vanda Salgueiro, Marta María Jiménez-Martín, and Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1425–1451, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1425-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1425-2022, 2022
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A validation of Aeolus reprocessed optical products is carried out via an intercomparison with ground-based measurements taken at several ACTRIS/EARLINET stations in western Europe. Case studies and a statistical analysis are presented. The stations are located in a hot spot between Africa and the rest of Europe, which guarantees a variety of aerosol types, from mineral dust layers to continental/anthropogenic aerosol, and allows us to test Aeolus performance under different scenarios.
Mariana Adam, Iwona S. Stachlewska, Lucia Mona, Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos, Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda, Michaël Sicard, Doina N. Nicolae, Livio Belegante, Lucja Janicka, Dominika Szczepanik, Maria Mylonaki, Christina-Anna Papanikolaou, Nikolaos Siomos, Kalliopi Artemis Voudouri, Luca Alados-Arboledas, Arnoud Apituley, Ina Mattis, Anatoli Chaikovsky, Constantino Muñoz-Porcar, Aleksander Pietruczuk, Daniele Bortoli, Holger Baars, Ivan Grigorov, and Zahary Peshev
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-759, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-759, 2021
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Results over 10 years of biomass burning events measured by EARLINET are analysed by means of the intensive parameters, based on the methodology described in Part I. Smoke type is characterized for each of the four geographical regions based on continental smoke origin. Relationships between intensive parameters or colour ratios are shown. The smoke is labelled in average as aged smoke.
Gloria Titos, María A. Burgos, Paul Zieger, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Urs Baltensperger, Anne Jefferson, James Sherman, Ernest Weingartner, Bas Henzing, Krista Luoma, Colin O'Dowd, Alfred Wiedensohler, and Elisabeth Andrews
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 13031–13050, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021, 2021
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This paper investigates the impact of water uptake on aerosol optical properties, in particular the aerosol light-scattering coefficient. Although in situ measurements are performed at low relative humidity (typically at
RH < 40 %), to address the climatic impact of aerosol particles it is necessary to take into account the effect that water uptake may have on the aerosol optical properties.
Daniel Pérez-Ramírez, David N. Whiteman, Igor Veselovskii, Richard Ferrare, Gloria Titos, María José Granados-Muñoz, Guadalupe Sánchez-Hernández, and Francisco Navas-Guzmán
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 12021–12048, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12021-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12021-2021, 2021
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This paper shows how aerosol hygroscopicity enhances the vertical profile of aerosol backscattering and extinction. The study is possible thanks to the large set of remote sensing instruments and focuses on the the Baltimore–Washington DC metropolitan area during hot and humid summer days with very relevant anthropogenic emission aerosol sources. The results illustrate how the combination of aerosol emissions and meteorological conditions ultimately alters the aerosol radiative forcing.
Jose Antonio Benavent-Oltra, Juan Andrés Casquero-Vera, Roberto Román, Hassan Lyamani, Daniel Pérez-Ramírez, María José Granados-Muñoz, Milagros Herrera, Alberto Cazorla, Gloria Titos, Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua, Andrés Esteban Bedoya-Velásquez, Gregori de Arruda Moreira, Noemí Pérez, Andrés Alastuey, Oleg Dubovik, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Francisco José Olmo-Reyes, and Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 9269–9287, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9269-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9269-2021, 2021
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In this paper, we use the GRASP algorithm combining different remote sensing measurements to obtain the aerosol vertical and column properties during the SLOPE I and II campaigns. We show an overview of aerosol properties retrieved by GRASP during these campaigns and evaluate the retrievals of aerosol properties using the in situ measurements performed at a high-altitude station and airborne flights. For the first time we present an evaluation of the absorption coefficient by GRASP.
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Short summary
This study introduces a new hybrid calibration method for Raman lidar water vapour measurements that combines precipitable water vapour retrievals from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) with ERA5 model data to reconstruct the lidar profile in the incomplete overlap region. The proposed methodology enables the retrieval of calibration constants with high temporal resolution, allowing accurate vertical profiling of water vapour from near the surface up to the upper troposphere.
This study introduces a new hybrid calibration method for Raman lidar water vapour measurements...
