Dr. Mark A. Vaughan's visit: improvement of the analysis algorithm of the LIDAR and CALIPSO satellite data

• Grant number: 11/07475-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: August 09, 2011
• End date: August 14, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Meteorology
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Landulfo
• Grantee: Eduardo Landulfo
• Visiting researcher: Mark Alvin Vaughan
• Visiting researcher institution: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
• Host Institution: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 08/58104-8 - Narrowing the uncertainties on aerosol and climate changes in São Paulo State: NUANCES-SPS, AP.PFPMCG.TEM

Abstract

The researcher Mark Vaughan is the responsible for the development and improvement of the CALIPSO satellite analysis algorithm. The CALIPSO mission is a NASA project to develop a satellite with a Lidar system on board to measures the atmospheric profile in a global scale. His main activity is develop computational tools able to detect aerosol layers and clouds and classify it by type, and also automates the routine analysis. Your visit will be very important in the implementation and consolidation of new analysis routine of the data measures from IPEN's Lidar system, and also the CALIPSO satellite data for the Metropolitan area of São Paulo. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LOPES, F. J. S.; LANDULFO, E.; VAUGHAN, M. A.. Evaluating CALIPSO's 532 nm lidar ratio selection algorithm using AERONET sun photometers in Brazil. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, v. 6, n. 11, p. 3281-3299, 2013. (13/02357-3, 08/58104-8, 11/07475-9)