Lidar Monitoring of Aerosols and Clouds
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 626
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aerosol–cloud interactions research from remote sensing; atmospheric aerosols: remote sensing monitoring and properties; cirrus clouds: detection and characterization based on remote sensing; radiative transfer modeling; solar UV radiation issues
Interests: aerosol optical and microphysical properties; atmospheric boundary layer; bioaerosols research based on remote sensing; cloud and aerosol–cloud interaction studies by remote sensing; quality control procedures for remote sensing measurements
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Dear Colleagues,
Lidar systems have become a well-established instrumentation deployed around the world, and they also form part of global/regional networks (ACTRIS/EARLINET, NASA MPLNET, LALINET, AD-NET, among others), for characterizing and monitoring both aerosols and clouds with high vertical and time resolution. In particular, lidar systems have been used for research on dust, wild fires, volcanic ashes, and marine aerosols, among other aerosols, as well as on ice clouds; hence, they have contributed to improving investigations with a wide spatio-temporal coverage. In addition, spaceborne lidar instrumentation aboard principal space missions (former NASA CALIPSO, present ESA/JAXA EarthCARE, among others) provides world-wide spatial coverage to complement ground-based lidar networks. Regarding aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs), both space- and ground-based lidar systems can introduce excellent insights at high vertical and temporal scales. To this Special Issue, we invite the submission of comprehensive analysis of different lidar-based methodologies.
This Special Issue welcomes the submission of studies covering the use of different lidar systems and their lidar-based methodologies to improve our understanding of aerosol and cloud research, including their interactions and atmospheric impact. Topics of interest include climate-relevant aerosol events (dust intrusions, intense forest fires, volcanic eruptions, marine environments, bioaerosols) and cloud occurrence (special emphasis on cirrus clouds), separately, as well as more comprehensive studies on ACIs, including cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice-nucleating particle (INP) issues. Their radiative impact in the atmosphere should also be considered. Hence, multi-platform (satellite, airborne, and ground-based) monitoring studies of aerosols and clouds from lidar observations, in synergy with other instruments, are welcome.
Articles may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Aerosol optical and microphysical properties;
- Cloud detection and characterization;
- CCN and/or INP studies;
- Aerosol and cloud radiative effects.
Dr. Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero
Prof. Dr. Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- active remote sensing techniques and methods
- aerosol–cloud interactions
- atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- cirrus clouds
- lidar observations
- radiative transfer
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