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Latin American Lidar Network (LALINET) for aerosol research: Diagnosis on network instrumentation

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Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Juan [1, 2, 3] ; Landulfo, Eduardo [1] ; Carlos Antuna, Juan [4] ; Jorge Barbosa, Henrique de Melo [5] ; Barja, Boris [4, 5] ; Efrain Bastidas, Alvaro [6] ; Esteban Bedoya, Andres [6] ; da Costa, Renata Facundes [1] ; Estevan, Rene [4] ; Forno, Ricardo [7] ; Gouveia, Diego Alves [5] ; Jimenez, Cristofer [8, 9] ; Larroza, Eliane Goncalves [1] ; da Silva Lopes, Fabio Juliano [1, 10] ; Montilla-Rosero, Elena [8, 9] ; Moreira, Gregori de Arruda [1] ; Nakaema, Walker Morinobu [1] ; Nisperuza, Daniel [6] ; Alegria, Dairo [6] ; Munera, Mauricio [6] ; Otero, Lidia [11] ; Papandrea, Sebastian [11] ; Vicente Pallota, Juan [11] ; Pawelko, Ezequiel [11] ; Jaime Quel, Eduardo [11] ; Ristori, Pablo [11] ; Rodrigues, Patricia Ferrini [1] ; Salvador, Jacobo [11] ; Fernanda Sanchez, Maria [7] ; Silva, Antonieta [8, 12]
Total Authors: 30
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[1] Ctr Lasers & Aplicacoes, IPEN, Avd Prof Lineu Prestes 2242, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Inst Interuniv Invest Sistema Tierra Andalucia II, Ave Mediterraneo, Granada 18006 - Spain
[3] Univ Granada, Dept Fis Aplicada, Fuentenueva S-N, E-18071 Granada - Spain
[4] Ctr Meteorol Camaguey, Inst Meteorol Cuba, Camaguey 70100 - Cuba
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, Rua Matao, Travessa R 187, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Nacl Colombia, Escuela Fis, Calle 59 63-20, Medellin 050034 - Colombia
[7] Univ Mayor San Andres, Lab Fis Atmosfera, La Paz 8635 - Bolivia
[8] Univ Concepcion, Ctr Opt & Foton CEFOP, Concepcion 4016 - Chile
[9] Univ Concepcion, Dept Fis, Casilla 160-C, Concepcion 4016 - Chile
[10] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Rua Matao , 1226, Cidade Univ, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[11] CEILAP UNIDEF CONICET, Div Lidar, San Juan Bautista Salle 4397, B1603ALO, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[12] Univ La Frontera, Dept Ciencias Fis, Casilla 54-D, Temuco - Chile
Total Affiliations: 12
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS; v. 138, p. 112-120, FEB 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 18
Abstract

LALINET (Latin American Lidar Network), previously known as ALINE, is the first fully operative lidar network for aerosol research in South America, probing the atmosphere on regular basis since September 2013. The general purpose of this network is to attempt to fill the gap in the knowledge on aerosol vertical distribution over South America and its direct and indirect impact on weather and climate by the establishment of a vertically-resolved dataset of aerosol properties. Similarly to other lidar research networks, most of the LALINET instruments are not commercially produced and, consequently, configurations, capabilities and derived-products can be remarkably different among stations. It is a fact that such un-biased 4D dataset calls for a strict standardization from the instrumental and data processing point of view. This study has been envisaged to investigate the ongoing network configurations with the aim of highlighting the instrumental strengths and weaknesses of LALINET. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/58104-8 - Narrowing the uncertainties on aerosol and climate changes in São Paulo State: NUANCES-SPS
Grantee:Maria de Fátima Andrade
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/21087-7 - LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging): improvements of aerosol monitoring in the framework of LALINET
Grantee:Eduardo Landulfo
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International