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Simulations of spaceborne multiwavelength lidar measurements and retrievals of aerosol microphysics
David N. Whiteman
Daniel Perez-Ramirez
Igor Veselovskii
Peter Colarco
Virginie Buchard
Abstract. In support of the Aerosol, Clouds, Ecosystems missions, simulations of a spaceborne multiwavelength lidar are performed based on global model simulations of the atmosphere along a satellite orbit track. The yield for aerosol microphysical inversions is quantified and comparisons are made between the aerosol microphysics inherent in the global model and those inverted from both the model's optical data and the simulated lidar measurements, which are based on the model's optical data. We find that yield can be significantly increased if inversions based on reduced optical data are acceptable. In general, retrieval performance is better for cases where the aerosol fine mode dominates. Lack of sensitivity to coarse mode cases is found, in agreement with earlier studies. Surface area is generally the most robustly retrieved quantity. The work here points toward the need for ancillary data to aid in the constraints of the lidar inversions and also for the need for joint inversions involving lidar and polarimeter measurements.
David N. Whiteman et al.


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RC1: 'Review of "Simulations of spaceborne multiwavelength lidar measurements and retrievals of aerosol microphysics" D. Whiteman et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jul 2016
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RC2: 'Review of paper amt-2016-174', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Aug 2016
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AC1: 'Authors' Response to Reviewer Comments', David Whiteman, 06 Sep 2016


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RC1: 'Review of "Simulations of spaceborne multiwavelength lidar measurements and retrievals of aerosol microphysics" D. Whiteman et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jul 2016
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RC2: 'Review of paper amt-2016-174', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Aug 2016
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AC1: 'Authors' Response to Reviewer Comments', David Whiteman, 06 Sep 2016
David N. Whiteman et al.
David N. Whiteman et al.
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