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Research article
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30 Sep 2015
Research article |
| 30 Sep 2015
Correction of water vapor absorption for aerosol remote sensing with ceilometers
M. Wiegner
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Meteorologisches Institut, Theresienstraße 37, 80333 Munich, Germany
J. Gasteiger
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Meteorologisches Institut, Theresienstraße 37, 80333 Munich, Germany
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Short summary
For the past few years a large number of autonomous continuously operating single-wavelength backscatter lidars, so called ceilometers, have been installed. Currently the assessment of their potential for aerosol remote sensing is a major research topic. This paper focusses on the need to consider water vapor
absorption if ceilometers emitting at wavelengths in the 905 to 910 nm range are used and proposes a correction scheme to improve the retrieval of the aerosol backscatter coefficient.
For the past few years a large number of autonomous continuously operating single-wavelength...
