A new methodology for PBL height estimations based on lidar depolarization measurements: analysis and comparison against MWR and WRF model-based results

Bravo-Aranda, Juan Antonio; de Arruda Moreira, Gregori; Navas-Guzmán, Francisco; Granados-Muñoz, María José; Guerrero-Rascado, Juan Luis; Pozo-Vázquez, David; Arbizu-Barrena, Clara; Olmo Reyes, Francisco José; Mallet, Marc; Alados Arboledas, Lucas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6839-2017

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12 Jun 2017

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A new methodology for PBL height estimations based on lidar depolarization measurements: analysis and comparison against MWR and WRF model-based results

Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda, Gregori de Arruda Moreira, Francisco Navas-Guzmán, María José Granados-Muñoz, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, David Pozo-Vázquez, Clara Arbizu-Barrena, Francisco José Olmo Reyes, Marc Mallet, and Lucas Alados Arboledas

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RC1: 'Review of Bravo-Aranda et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Dec 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Juan Antonio Bravo Aranda, 27 Mar 2017
RC2: 'Review: disrespectful presentation quality', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Juan Antonio Bravo Aranda, 27 Mar 2017

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AR by Juan Antonio Bravo Aranda on behalf of the Authors (27 Mar 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Apr 2017) by Evangelos Gerasopoulos

AR by Juan Antonio Bravo Aranda on behalf of the Authors (05 Apr 2017)

Short summary

The automatic detection of the planetary boundary layer height (PBL height) by means of lidar measurements still presents difficulties. This work shows an improvement in the PBL height detection using lidar depolarization measurements. To our knowledge, it is the first time that the lidar depolarization technique is used for this purpose. Also, the PBL height derived from the WRF model is compared with the PBL heights of this new method and from a microwave radiometer during CHARMEX campaigns.