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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4249-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4249-2021
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19 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 19 Mar 2021

Atmospheric boundary layer height estimation from aerosol lidar: a new approach based on morphological image processing techniques

Gemine Vivone, Giuseppe D'Amico, Donato Summa, Simone Lolli, Aldo Amodeo, Daniele Bortoli, and Gelsomina Pappalardo

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We developed a methodology to retrieve the atmospheric boundary layer height from elastic and multi-wavelength lidar observations that uses a new approach based on morphological image processing techniques. The intercomparison with other state-of-the-art algorithms shows on average 30 % improved performance. The algorithm also shows excellent performance with respect to the running time, i.e., just few seconds to execute the whole signal processing chain over 72 h of continuous measurements.
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