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Research article |
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Validation of EarthCARE/ATLID aerosol profiling products with ground-based PollyNET lidars – case studies
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Moritz Haarig
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Leonard König
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Athena A. Floutsi
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Elizaveta Basharova
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Julian Hofer
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Henriette Gebauer
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
Annett Skupin
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Benedikt Gast
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Felix Fritzsch
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Kevin Ohneiser
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Cristofer Jimenez
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Tom Gaudek
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Martin Radenz
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Håvard Buholdt
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Birgit Heese
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Andi Klamt
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Patric Seifert
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
David P. Donovan
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), de Bilt, the Netherlands
Gerd-Jan van Zadelhoff
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), de Bilt, the Netherlands
Sabur F. Abdullaev
S.U. Umarov Physical Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Shohina K. Khalifaeva
S.U. Umarov Physical Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dilovar F. Nozirov
S.U. Umarov Physical Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Ulla Wandinger
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
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- Validation of cloud macrophysical properties from the ATLID Level 2a products A-TC, A-FM, A-CTH using airborne lidar observations during the HALO missions PERCUSION, ASCCI and NAWDIC K. Krüger et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-5923-2026
- Stratospheric aerosol measurements using a Frequency Scanning Lidar method R. Eixmann et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-5309-2026
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Short summary
The satellite mission EarthCARE (Earth Cloud, Aerosol, and Radiation Explorer) was launched in May 2024 and has 4 unique instruments on board. We used ground-based PollyNET/ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds and Trace gases Research Infrastructure) profiling data to discuss the quality of EarthCARE’s lidar products based on case studies from different geographic locations. Our investigations revealed that the space-borne lidar instrument has remarkable profiling capabilities but currently also still some limitations, however, not preventing first scientific studies when quality checking the data intensively.
The satellite mission EarthCARE (Earth Cloud, Aerosol, and Radiation Explorer) was launched in...
