Lidar Remote Sensing Techniques for the Upper Troposphere and the Middle Atmosphere
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2019) | Viewed by 17731
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dynamics of the middle atmosphere; gravity waves; atmospheric Lidar sounding
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Dear Colleagues,
The upper troposphere and the middle atmosphere (stratosphere–mesosphere) are regions in which dynamic, radiative, and photochemical processes are closely coupled and where a high impact of global climate change is expected. Understanding the mechanisms involved requires observations that are resolved vertically and over time that passive spatial remote sensing does not provide. The lidar technique offers the possibility of obtaining such observations from ground stations or from space, whether for atmospheric composition (ozone, water vapor), aerosols, clouds, temperature, or wind. Ground-based lidar networks are valuable tools for climate studies and the validation of space instruments.
This Special Issue calls for contributions covering the themes listed below:
- Recent advances in lidar technologies allowing a better understanding of atmospheric processes;
- New scientific results obtained from lidar observations alone or in synergy with other types of observations.
Dr. Alain Hauchecorne
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lidar
- middle atmosphere
- atmospheric dynamics
- atmospheric composition
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