Lidar Measurements for Desert Dust Characterization: An Overview

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  • L. Mona
    Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), C.da S. Loja, Potenza 85050 Tito Scalo, Italy
  • Z. Liu
    Science Systems and ApplicationS Inc., c/o NASA Langley Research Center MS 475, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
  • A. Papayannis
    Laser Remote Sensing laboratory, Physics Department, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
  • G. Pappalardo
    Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), C.da S. Loja, Potenza 85050 Tito Scalo, Italy
  • N. Sugimoto
    National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
  • M. Vaughan
    NASA Langley Research Center, MS 475, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
  • D. Müller
    Science Systems and ApplicationS Inc., c/o NASA Langley Research Center MS 475, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
  • A. Omar
    NASA Langley Research Center, MS 475, Hampton, VA 23681, USA

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Published
2012
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journal article
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  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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  • 10.1155/2012/356265
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Wiley

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<jats:p>We provide an overview of light detection and ranging (lidar) capability for describing and characterizing desert dust. This paper summarizes lidar techniques, observations, and fallouts of desert dust lidar measurements. The main objective is to provide the scientific community, including nonpractitioners of lidar observations with a reference paper on dust lidar measurements. In particular, it will fill the current gap of communication between research-oriented lidar community and potential desert dust data users, such as air quality monitoring agencies and aviation advisory centers. The current capability of the different lidar techniques for the characterization of aerosol in general and desert dust in particular is presented. Technical aspects and required assumptions of these techniques are discussed, providing readers with the pros and cons of each technique. Information about desert dust collected up to date using lidar techniques is reviewed. Lidar techniques for aerosol characterization have a maturity level appropriate for addressing air quality and transportation issues, as demonstrated by some first results reported in this paper.</jats:p>

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