LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging): improvements of aerosol monitoring in the framework of LALINET

• Grant number: 13/21087-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: March 03, 2014
• End date: June 02, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Meteorology
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Landulfo
• Grantee: Eduardo Landulfo
• Visiting researcher: Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado
• Visiting researcher institution: Universidad de Granada (UGR), Spain
• 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

This research project focuses on continuing and improving the monitoring of the aerosol particle vertical distribution by means of active remote sensing (LIDAR, light detection and ranging) over South America, in order to improve the current capabilities of the recent established network LALINET. On one hand, this project will contribute to maintain the dataset of aerosol profiling which has been collected since 2001 over São Paulo and also to initiate a new dataset over Natal, through installing a new LIDAR system at this site in the framework of the recently approved project "Sistema de sensoriamento por laser para estudos de aerossóis" funded by "CNPq". On the other hand, this project will contribute to guarantee the quality and standardization of products offered by the LALINET network, applying a robust quality assurance program based on regular instrumental tests and algorithm intercomparison exercises. The activities proposed in this project will be mainly developed at Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, where the host group performs most of its regular activities. This group, lead by Prof. Eduardo Landulfo, coordinates the LALINET's activities, therefore the proposed research will benefit and impact over the entire South American LIDAR network. (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)

LUIS GUERRERO-RASCADO, JUAN; DA COSTA, RENATA FACUNDES; ESTEBAN BEDOYA, ANDRES; GUARDANI, ROBERTO; ALADOS-ARBOLEDAS, LUCAS; EFRAIN BASTIDAS, ALVARO; LANDULFO, EDUARDO. Multispectral elastic scanning lidar for industrial flare research: characterizing the electronic subsystem and application. Optics Express, v. 22, n. 25, p. 31063-31077, DEC 15 2014. (08/58104-8, 13/21087-7)

LUIS GUERRERO-RASCADO, JUAN; LANDULFO, EDUARDO; CARLOS ANTUNA, JUAN; JORGE BARBOSA, HENRIQUE DE MELO; BARJA, BORIS; EFRAIN BASTIDAS, ALVARO; ESTEBAN BEDOYA, ANDRES; DA COSTA, RENATA FACUNDES; ESTEVAN, RENE; FORNO, RICARDO; et al. Latin American Lidar Network (LALINET) for aerosol research: Diagnosis on network instrumentation. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, v. 138, p. 112-120, FEB 2016. (08/58104-8, 13/21087-7)

GUERRERO-RASCADO, J. L.; LANDULFO, E.; ANTUNA, J. C.; BARBOSA, H. M. J.; BARJA, B.; BASTIDAS, A. E.; BEDOYA, A. E.; DA COSTA, R.; ESTEVAN, R.; FORNO, R. N.; et al. Towards an instrumental harmonization in the framework of LALINET: dataset of technical specifications. LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES, AND MEASUREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC REMOTE SENSING X, v. 9246, p. 14-pg., 2014-01-01. (08/58104-8, 13/21087-7)