Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA

1. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA Tito Scalo (Potenza) Italy Aldo Amodeo

2. CNR-IMAA lidar group • Gelsomina Pappalardo • Aldo Amodeo • Antonella Boselli • Lucia Mona • Marco Pandolfi • Giuseppe D’Amico • Carmela Cornacchia • PhD students • Fabio Madonna

3. IMAA ground based facility for Earth Observation Aerosol lidar Water vapour Raman lidar Mobile DIAL system Microwave radiometer 12 channels Radiosounding (P,T, RH, O3 and wind) RS92 Vaisala CIMEL sunphotometer CEILOMETER (VAISALA CT25K) Next Mobile Aerosol Raman lidar Mobile Water Vapor Raman lidar

4. IMAA ground based facility for Earth Observation Aerosol lidar Water vapour Raman lidar Mobile DIAL system Microwave radiometer 12 channels Radiosounding (P,T, RH, O3 and wind) RS92 Vaisala CIMEL sunphotometer CEILOMETER (VAISALA CT25K) Next Mobile Aerosol Raman lidar Mobile Water Vapor Raman lidar Possible involvment in COPS

5. MICROWAVE RADIOMETER(Radiometrics mod. TP-WVP 3000)

6. MICROWAVE RADIOMETER MEASUREMENTS

7. IMAA CNR lidar and MW radiometer Water vapor column content

8. Relative humidity obtained from CNR-IMAA MW radiometer

9. Comparison between Integrated Precipitable Water vapor obtained from CNR-IMAA MW radiometer and Radiosounding system

10. CNR-IMAA Tito Scalo 10 September 2004

11. Data typology from MW Radiometer Level 0: raw data and all configuration, calibration and measurements parameters to reprocess the data. Level 1: sky brightness temperature and surface meteorological parameters. Level 2: temperature, water vapour and liquid water profiles and surface meteorological parameters.

12. Other lidar instrumentation available at IMAA Two operational lidars: Aerosol lidar: detected wavelengths (nm) : 355, 532, 1064, 386, 607, depolarization ratio at 532 backscatter at 355, 532, and 1064 nm extinction at 355 and 532 nm depolarization ratio at 532 nm Water vapour lidar: detected wavelengths (nm): 355, 386, 407 backscatter at 355 nm extinction at 355 nm water vapour mixing ratio

13. Aerosol lidar Backscatter Range: 500-30000 m in night-time conditions 500-10000 m in daytime conditions Resolution: 60 m and 10 min in night-time conditions, Extinction Range: 500-7000 m in night-time conditions 500-3000 m in daytime conditions Resolution: 150 m in 500-7000 m and 10 min in night-time conditions 150 m in 500-3000 m and 30 min in daytime conditions

14. Water vapour lidar Range: 90-12000 m in night-time conditions 90-4000 m in daytime conditions Resolution: 15 m up to 6000 m and 150 m above in night-time conditions, 10 min time integration 15 m in daytime conditions 30 min time integration

15. Water vapour Raman lidar Aerosol Raman lidar

16. Future instrumentation to be used in COPS By the middle of 2007, two mobile lidars will be available: Mobile Raman detected wavelengths (nm) : 355, 532, 1064, 386, 607, Aerosol lidar: depolarization ratio at 532 backscatter at 355, 532, and 1064 nm extinction at 355 and 532 nm depolarization ratio at 532 nm Mobile Water detected wavelengths (nm): 355, 386, 407 Vapour Raman lidar: backscatter at 355 nm extinction at 355 nm water vapour mixing ratio

17. Data typology provided Mobile Raman Aerosol lidar Level 0: range corrected signal, not calibrated depol. Ratio, cloud thickness; Level 1: aerosol extinction and backscatter, optical depth, calibrated depol ratio, cloud optical depth; Level 2: aerosol microphysical properties; Mobile Water Vapour Raman lidar Level 0: water vapour mixing ratio not calibrated; Level 1: water vapour mixing ratio corrected for overlap function, extinction and temperature; Level 2: water vapour mixing ratio calibrated;