Water vapour profiles from Raman lidar automatically calibrated by microwave radiometer data during HOPE

Foth, A.; Baars, H.; Di Girolamo, P.; Pospichal, B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7753-2015

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16 Jul 2015

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| 16 Jul 2015

Water vapour profiles from Raman lidar automatically calibrated by microwave radiometer data during HOPE

A. Foth, H. Baars, P. Di Girolamo, and B. Pospichal

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SC C758: 'references', Mariana Adam, 13 Mar 2015
- AC C3508: 'Response to M. Adam', Andreas Foth, 11 Jun 2015
RC C1816: 'revision', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2015
- AC C3509: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Andreas Foth, 11 Jun 2015
RC C3122: 'Anonymous review', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 May 2015
- AC C3510: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Andreas Foth, 11 Jun 2015

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ED: Publish as is (15 Jun 2015) by Herman Russchenberg

AR by Andreas Foth on behalf of the Authors (16 Jun 2015)

Short summary

We present a method to derive water vapour profiles from Raman lidar measurements calibrated by the integrated water vapour from a collocated microwave radiometer. These simultaneous observations provide an operational and continuous measurement of water vapour profiles. The stability of the calibration factor allows for the calibration of the lidar even in the presence of clouds. Based on this approach, water vapour profiles can be retrieved during all non-precipitating conditions.