One year of Raman lidar observations of free-tropospheric aerosol layers over South Africa

Giannakaki, E.; Pfüller, A.; Korhonen, K.; Mielonen, T.; Laakso, L.; Vakkari, V.; Baars, H.; Engelmann, R.; Beukes, J. P.; Van Zyl, P. G.; Josipovic, M.; Tiitta, P.; Chiloane, K.; Piketh, S.; Lihavainen, H.; Lehtinen, K. E. J.; Komppula, M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5429-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5429-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5429-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

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19 May 2015

Research article |

| 19 May 2015

One year of Raman lidar observations of free-tropospheric aerosol layers over South Africa

E. Giannakaki, A. Pfüller, K. Korhonen, T. Mielonen, L. Laakso, V. Vakkari, H. Baars, R. Engelmann, J. P. Beukes, P. G. Van Zyl, M. Josipovic, P. Tiitta, K. Chiloane, S. Piketh, H. Lihavainen, K. E. J. Lehtinen, and M. Komppula

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- AC C1754: 'Answer to reviewer # 1', E. Giannakaki, 21 Apr 2015
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AC C1757: 'Answer to reviewer # 2', E. Giannakaki, 21 Apr 2015

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Short summary

In this study we summarize 1 year of Raman lidar observations over South Africa. The analyses of lidar measurements presented here could assist in bridging existing gaps in the knowledge of vertical distribution of aerosols above South Africa, since limited long-term data of this type are available for this region. For the first time, we have been able to cover the full seasonal cycle on geometrical characteristics and optical properties of free tropospheric aerosol layers in the region.