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Research article
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06 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 06 Feb 2023
| 06 Feb 2023
Validation of the TROPOMI/S5P aerosol layer height using EARLINET lidars
Konstantinos Michailidis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Maria-Elissavet Koukouli
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitris Balis
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
J. Pepijn Veefkind
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, 3731 GA, the Netherlands
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Technology Delft (TU Delft), Delft, 2628 CN, the
Netherlands
Martin de Graaf
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, 3731 GA, the Netherlands
Lucia Mona
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per
l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy
Nikolaos Papagianopoulos
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per
l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy
Gesolmina Pappalardo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per
l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), C. da S. Loja, Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy
Ioanna Tsikoudi
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, 15236 Athens, Greece
Department of Physics, Section of Environmental Physics-Meteorology,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Zografou, Greece
Vassilis Amiridis
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, 15236 Athens, Greece
Eleni Marinou
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, 15236 Athens, Greece
Anna Gialitaki
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, 15236 Athens, Greece
Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri
Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of
Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Argyro Nisantzi
Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of
Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Daniele Bortoli
Earth Remote Sensing Laboratory (EaRSLab), University of Évora,
Évora, 7000-671, Portugal
Institute of Earth Sciences (ITC) and Department of Physics,
University of Évora, Évora, 7000-671, Portugal
Maria João Costa
Earth Remote Sensing Laboratory (EaRSLab), University of Évora,
Évora, 7000-671, Portugal
Institute of Earth Sciences (ITC) and Department of Physics,
University of Évora, Évora, 7000-671, Portugal
Vanda Salgueiro
Earth Remote Sensing Laboratory (EaRSLab), University of Évora,
Évora, 7000-671, Portugal
Institute of Earth Sciences (ITC) and Department of Physics,
University of Évora, Évora, 7000-671, Portugal
Alexandros Papayannis
Laser Remote Sensing Unit, Department of Physics, National and
Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15780, Greece
Maria Mylonaki
Laser Remote Sensing Unit, Department of Physics, National and
Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15780, Greece
Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, Department of Applied
Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Salvatore Romano
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della
Materia and Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
Maria Rita Perrone
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della
Materia and Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
Holger Baars
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Data sets
TROPOMI Level 2 Aerosol Layer Height products, Version 1 Copernicus Sentinel-5P (processed by ESA) https://doi.org/10.5270/S5P-j7aj4gr
TROPOMI Level 2 Aerosol Layer Height products, Version 2 Copernicus Sentinel-5P (processed by ESA) https://doi.org/10.5270/S5P-7g4iapn
Short summary
Comparisons with ground-based correlative lidar measurements constitute a key component in the validation of satellite aerosol products. This paper presents the validation of the TROPOMI aerosol layer height (ALH) product, using archived quality assured ground-based data from lidar stations that belong to the EARLINET network. Comparisons between the TROPOMI ALH and co-located EARLINET measurements show good agreement over the ocean.
Comparisons with ground-based correlative lidar measurements constitute a key component in the...
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