Browsing by Author "Muñoz Porcar, Constantino"
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A 1-D radiative transfer study of mineral dust during CHARMEX/ADRIMED 2013 campaign
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyA 1-D radiative transfer study is presented based on the measurements performed at Granada during a dust event within the framework of the ChArMEx/ADRIMED (Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment/Aerosol Direct Radiative ... -
Actividades españolas en el marco del proyecto CHARMEX desde 2009: un resumen
(2014)
Conference report
Open AccessEl proyecto ChArMEx (Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment) es una iniciativa francesa cuyo objetivo es desarrollar y coordinar las acciones de investigación regionales para una evaluación científica de la situación ... -
Aerosol stratification characterization of an astronomical site by means of a backscatter lidar at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
(2009)
Conference report
Open AccessThe Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, located on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, is home of many astronomical facilities. In the context of the Extremely Large Telescope Design Study, an intensive lidar ... -
A Methodology for investigating dust model performance using synergistic EARLINET/AERONET dust concentration retrievals
(2015-09-04)
Article
Open AccessSystematic measurements of dust concentration profiles at a continental scale were recently made possible by the development of synergistic retrieval algorithms using combined lidar and sun photometer data and the establishment ... -
Analysis and design of an edge-technique-based Doppler wind lidar: practical assessment of a laboratory prototype
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-02-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis is the initial stage in the development of a range-resolving Doppler wind lidar. Atmospheric lidars emit pulsed laser radiation that after being scattered by air molecules and suspended aerosol particles is ... -
An architecture providing depolarization ratio capability for a multi-wavelength Raman lidar: implementation and first measurements
(MDPI AG, 2017-12-20)
Article
Open AccessA new architecture for the measurement of depolarization produced by atmospheric aerosols with a Raman lidar is presented. The system uses two different telescopes: one for depolarization measurements and another for ... -
Anemómetro laser doppler para la medida de dos componentes de velocidad para aplicaciones hidrodinamicas (2d-lda)
(Universidad Europea de Madrid, 2001)
Conference report
Open AccessA Laser Doppler Anemometer system designed to measure two components of the velocity vector in fluids is presented. The scheme followed is the differential technique with backward scattering ... -
Assimilation of lidar signals: application to aerosol forecasting in the Mediterranean basin
(2014-11-17)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a new application of assimilating lidar signals to aerosol forecasting. It aims at investigating the impact of a ground-based lidar network on the analysis and short-term forecasts of aerosols through ... -
Atmospheric aerosol measurement with a network of advanced lidar instruments
(2013-03-11)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyA European network of atmosphere sensors uses multi-wavelength elastic-Raman lidar instruments in its infrastructure. -
A wind speed and fluctuation simulator for characterizing the wind lidar correlation method
(2007)
Conference report
Open AccessAerosol distribution in the atmosphere is used as a wind-tracer by lidars since it is drifted by the wind and respond to its changes. Two methods are used: the correlation and the Doppler method. This first one is easier ... -
Calibration of Raman lidar water-vapor mixing ratio measurements using zenithal measurements of diffuse sunlight and a radiative transfer model
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-07-20)
Article
Open AccessAmong the different techniques available for measuring the atmospheric water vapor content, Raman lidars stand out as accurate instruments providing detailed profiles with high temporal and altitude resolution. Their ... -
Concept design of a multiwavelength aerosol lidar system with mitigated diattenuation effects and depolarization-measurement capability
(2015)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyIt is known that the retrieval of aerosol extinction and backscatter coefficients from lidar data acquired through so-called total-power channels – intended to measure the backscattered power irrespective of the polarization ... -
Considerations about the determination of the depolarization calibration profile of a two-telescope lidar and its implications for volume depolarization ratio retrieval
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2018-06-04)
Article
Open AccessWe propose a new method for calculating the volume depolarization ratio of light backscattered by the atmosphere and a lidar system that employs an auxiliary telescope to detect the depolarized component. It takes into ... -
Contribution of EARLINET/ACTRIS to the summer 2013 special observing period of the ChArMEx project: monitoring of a Saharan dust event over the western and central Mediterranean
(2016-10-22)
Article
Open AccessIn the framework of the Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment (ChArMEx; http://charmex.lsce.ipsl.fr/) initiative, a field campaign took place in the western Mediterranean Basin between 10 June and 5 July 2013 within ... -
Current research in lidar technology used for the remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols
(MDPI AG, 2017-06-20)
Article
Open AccessLidars are active optical remote sensing instruments with unique capabilities for atmospheric sounding. A manifold of atmospheric variables can be profiled using different types of lidar: concentration of species, wind ... -
Depolarization channel for barcelona lidar. Implementation and preliminary measurements
(EDP Sciences, 2018)
Conference lecture
Open AccessA new depolarization channel has beenimplemented in the BarcelonaTech University(UPC) multi-wavelength lidar system. The opticaland mechanical designs are presented. The specialconfiguration of the total power channel is ... -
Diffuse sunlight based calibration of the water vapor channel in the UPC Raman lidar
(EDP Sciences, 2017)
Conference lecture
Open AccessA method for determining the calibration factor of the water vapor channel of a Raman lidar, based on zenith measurements of diffuse sunlight and on assumptions regarding some system parameters and Raman scattering models, ... -
Direct, longwave radiative forcing of mineral dust: improvement of its estimation by means of tools recently developed by the EARLINET community
(2015)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe objective of this work is to investigate how the knowledge of the vertically-resolved fine and coarse mode aerosol optical depth modifies the longwave radiative forcing. Since relatively little the EARLINET (European ... -
EARLINET instrument intercomparison campaigns: overview on strategy and results
(2016-03-10)
Article
Open AccessThis paper introduces the recent European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) quality-assurance efforts at instrument level. Within two dedicated campaigns and five single-site intercomparison activities, 21 EARLINET ... -
EARLINET: potential operationality of a research network
(2015-11-02)
Article
Open AccessIn the framework of ACTRIS (Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure Network) summer 2012 measurement campaign (8 June–17 July 2012), EARLINET organized and performed a controlled exercise of feasibility ...
