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Title Profiling aerosol optical, microphysical and hygroscopic properties in ambient conditions by combining in situ and remote sensing
Type Publication
Abstract:

We present the In situ/Remote sensing aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (IRRA) that combines airborne in situ and lidar remote sensing data to retrieve vertical profiles of ambient aerosol optical, microphysical and hygroscopic properties, employing the ISORROPIA II model for acquiring the particle hygroscopic growth. Here we apply the algorithm on data collected from the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) BAe-146 research aircraft during the ACEMED campaign in the Eastern Mediterranean. Vertical profiles of aerosol microphysical properties have been derived successfully for an aged smoke plume near the city of Thessaloniki with aerosol optical depth of  ∼  0.4 at 532 nm, single scattering albedos of  ∼  0.9–0.95 at 550 nm and typical lidar ratios for smoke of  ∼  60–80 sr at 532 nm. IRRA retrieves highly hydrated particles above land, with 55 and 80 % water volume content for ambient relative humidity of 80 and 90 %, respectively. The proposed methodology is highly advantageous for aerosol characterization in humid conditions and can find valuable applications in aerosol–cloud interaction schemes. Moreover, it can be used for the validation of active space-borne sensors, as is demonstrated here for the case of CALIPSO.

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Author
AMIRIDIS Vassilis
COE Hugh
MARENCO Franco
MARINOU Eleni
MIHALOPOULOS Nikolaos
NENES Athanasios
ROSENBERG Phil
SOLOMOS Stavros
TREMBATH Jamie
TSEKERI Alexandra
Nott G. J., Allan J., Le Breton M., Bacak A., Percival C.
Reference
Journal Atmospheric Measurements Techniques
Volume 10
Pages 83-107
Year 2017
Times cited 1
Institute country Greece
Type of science
  • Aerosol chemistry and physics
Field of science
  • Instrument development (includes certification)
  • Troposphere
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