Optical measurements of atmospheric particles from airborne platforms: in situ and remote sensing instruments for balloons and aircrafts

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C. Buontempo
F. Cairo
G. Di Donfrancesco
R. Morbidini
M. Viterbini
A. Adriani

Abstract

Multiwavelength laser backscattersondes (MAS) have been widely used from a variety of airborne platforms for
in situ measurements of optical properties of clouds and atmospheric particulate as well as their phase and composition.
Recently, a new miniaturized LIDAR (MULID) has been developed using state-of-art technology for
balloon borne profiling of the same quantities. A description of the two instruments, a survey of preliminary results
obtained during test flights and indications for future use are given.

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Buontempo, C., Cairo, F., Di Donfrancesco, G., Morbidini, R., Viterbini, M. and Adriani, A. (2006) “Optical measurements of atmospheric particles from airborne platforms: in situ and remote sensing instruments for balloons and aircrafts”, Annals of Geophysics, 49(1). doi: 10.4401/ag-3149.
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