Browsing by Author "Barragán Cuesta, Rubén"
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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 ... -
Aerosol optical, microphysical and radiative properties at regional background insular sites in the western Mediterranean
(2016-09-28)
Article
Open AccessIn the framework of the ChArMEx (the Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment; http://charmex.lsce.ipsl.fr/) program, the seasonal variability of the aerosol optical, microphysical and radiative properties derived from ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Ceilometer-based rain-rate estimation: A case-study comparison with S-band radar and disdrometer retrievals in the context of VORTEX-SE
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-12)
Article
Open AccessAttenuated backscatter measurements from a Vaisala CL31 ceilometer and a modified form of the well-known slope method are used to derive the ceilometer extinction profiles during rain events, restricted to rainfall rates ... -
Concept design of a multiwavelength aerosol lidar system with mitigated diattenuation effects and depolarization-measurement capability
(EDP Sciences, 2016)
Conference lecture
Open AccessIt 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 ... -
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
(EDP Sciences, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessThe 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 ... -
Estimation of mineral dust direct radiative forcing at the European Aerosol Research Lidar NETwork site of Lecce, Italy, during the ChArMEx/ADRIMED summer 2013 campaign: Impact of radiative transfer model spectral resolutions
(2016-09-01)
Article
Open AccessA field campaign took place in the western and central Mediterranean basin on June–July 2013 in the framework of the ChArMEx (Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment, http://charmex.lsce.ipsl.fr/)/ADRIMED (Aerosol Direct ... -
Extreme, wintertime Saharan dust intrusion in the Iberian Peninsula: lidar monitoring and evaluation of dust forecast models during the February 2017 event
(2019-06-18)
Article
Open AccessAn unprecedented extreme Saharan dust event was registered in winter time from 20 to 23 February 2017 over the Iberian Peninsula (IP). We report on aerosol optical properties observed under this extreme dust intrusion ... -
Extreme, wintertime Saharan dust intrusion in the Iberian Peninsula: Lidar monitoring and evaluation of dust forecast models during the February 2017 event
(Elsevier, 2019-11-01)
Article
Open AccessAn unprecedented extreme Saharan dust event was registered in winter time from 20 to 23 February 2017 over the Iberian Peninsula (IP). We report on aerosol optical properties observed under this extreme dust intrusion ... -
Ground/space, passive/active remote sensing observations coupled with particle dispersion modelling to understand the inter-continental transport of wildfire smoke plumes
(2019-10-01)
Article
Open AccessDuring the 2017 record-breaking burning season in Canada/United States, intense wild fires raged during the first week of September in the Pacific northwestern region (British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, ... -
Impact of mineral dust on shortwave and longwave radiation: evaluation of different vertically resolved parameterizations in 1-D radiative transfer computations
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2019-01-14)
Article
Open AccessAerosol radiative properties are investigated in southeastern Spain during a dust event on June 16-17, 2013 in the framework of the ChArMEx/ADRIMED (Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment /Aerosol Direct Radiative ... -
Lidar remote sensing and co-operative observations: Processing methods and aerosol radiative transfer
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis Ph.D. thesis focuses on: (i) the design and integration of a polarimetric channel for the multi-spectral Raman lidar station of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Remote Sensing, Antennas, Microwaves and ... -
Multi-wavelength aerosol LIDAR signal pre-processing: practical considerations
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2015)
Conference report
Open AccessElastic lidars provide range-resolved information about the aerosol content in the atmosphere. Nevertheless, a number of pre-processing techniques need to be used before performing the inversion of the detected signal: ... -
Multi-wavelength aerosol LIDAR signal pre-processing: practical considerations
(2015-12)
Article
Open AccessElastic lidars provide range-resolved information about the aerosol content in the atmosphere. Nevertheless, a number of pre-processing techniques need to be used before performing the inversion of the detected signal: ... -
Origin and pathways of the mineral dust transport to two Spanish EARLINET sites: effect on the observed columnar and range-resolved dust optical properties
(2017-05-01)
Article
Open AccessIn this paper, is presented a method for estimation of the effect of the transport process to aerosol optical properties. Aerosol optical data retrieved by lidars and sun-photometer measurements, are applied to Saharan ...
