The dual-field-of-view polarization lidar technique: a new concept in monitoring aerosol effects in liquid-water clouds – theoretical framework

<p>In a series of two articles, a novel, robust, and practicable lidar approach is presented that allows us to derive microphysical properties of liquid-water clouds (cloud extinction coefficient, droplet effective radius, liquid-water content, cloud droplet number concentration) at a height o...

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Main Authors: C. Jimenez, A. Ansmann, R. Engelmann, D. Donovan, A. Malinka, J. Schmidt, P. Seifert, U. Wandinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/20/15247/2020/acp-20-15247-2020.pdf