Polarization lidar: Principles and applications

X Liu, L Zhang, X Zhai, L Li, Q Zhou, X Chen, X Li - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Traditional lidar techniques mainly rely on the backscattering/echo light intensity and
spectrum as information sources. In contrast, polarization lidar (P-lidar) expands the …

The CALIPSO version 4 automated aerosol classification and lidar ratio selection algorithm

MH Kim, AH Omar, JL Tackett… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - amt.copernicus.org
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) version 4.10 (V4) level 2
aerosol data products, released in November 2016, include substantial improvements to the …

[HTML][HTML] Extinction and optical depth retrievals for CALIPSO's Version 4 data release

SA Young, MA Vaughan, A Garnier… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - amt.copernicus.org
The Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) on board the Cloud–
Aerosol Lidar Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite has been …

Discriminating between clouds and aerosols in the CALIOP version 4.1 data products

Z Liu, J Kar, S Zeng, J Tackett… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - amt.copernicus.org
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Operations (CALIPSO) mission
released version 4.1 (V4) of their lidar level 2 cloud and aerosol data products in November …

CALIPSO lidar calibration at 532 nm: version 4 nighttime algorithm

J Kar, MA Vaughan, KP Lee, JL Tackett… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - amt.copernicus.org
Data products from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) on board
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) were recently …

Upper troposphere dust belt formation processes vary seasonally and spatially in the Northern Hemisphere

K Yang, Z Wang, T Luo, X Liu, M Wu - Communications Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Dust aerosols impact global energy balance substantially by acting as efficient ice nuclei to
alter cold cloud properties. However, the estimate of dust indirect effect remains uncertain …

Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) 1064 nm calibration and validation

RM Pauly, JE Yorks, DL Hlavka… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - amt.copernicus.org
Abstract The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) lidar on board the International Space
Station (ISS) operated from 10 February 2015 to 30 October 2017 providing range-resolved …

[HTML][HTML] CALIOP V4 cloud thermodynamic phase assignment and the impact of near-nadir viewing angles

MA Avery, RA Ryan, BJ Getzewich… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - amt.copernicus.org
Accurate determination of thermodynamic cloud phase is critical for establishing the
radiative impact of clouds on climate and weather. Depolarization of the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar …

[HTML][HTML] Quality assessment of aerosol lidars at 1064 nm in the framework of the MEMO campaign

L Wang, Z Yin, Z Bu, A Wang, S Mao… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - amt.copernicus.org
Aerosol lidar networks can play an important role in revealing structural characteristics of the
atmospheric boundary layer, the urban heat island effect, and the spatial distribution of …

Spaceborne observations of aerosol vertical distribution over Indian mainland (2009–2018)

M Mehta, R Khushboo, R Raj, N Singh - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the past two decades, high aerosol loading is being observed over the Indian
mainland. It becomes necessary to continuously monitor and understand the distribution of …