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Misura del vapor d’acqua in atmosfera mediante Lidar Raman
F.Congeduti, P.D’Aulerio, T.Colavitto, P.Sanò, F.Cardillo
(CNR, Istituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera ed il Clima, sezione di Roma-Tor Vergata)
Congresso SIF
Torino 18.9.2006
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System design
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TRANSMITTERLaser Nd:YAG Continuum Powerlite 8010
Energy: 400 mJ @ 355 nm, 180 mJ @ 532 nm, Pulse repetition rate: 10 Hz Pulse duration: 7 nsBeam divergences: 0.2 mrad (with 4 beam expanders)
RECEIVERCollector 1: Single newtonian F/3 telescope (nighttime & daytime)
Diameter: 0.15 m Field of view: 1.8 mrad
for lower range elastic baksc.Collector 2: Single newtonian F/3 telescope
Diameter: 0.3 m Field of view: 0.9 mrad (nighttime), 0.45 mrad (daytime)for lower range Raman backsc. and middle range elastic
backsc.Collector 3: Array of 9 newtonian F/3 telescopes (nighttime)
Diameter: 0.5 m each (total collecting area 1.75 m2)Field of view: 0.6 mradfor upper range Raman backsc. and upper range elastic
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System design
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Acquisition resolution Usual data elaboration resolution in altitude: 75 m in altitude: 75 m up to 6 km
525 m above 6 km (7-point smooth.) in time: 1 min in time: 10 − 30 min (mostly 20 min)
System design
Atmospheric Quantities • Vertical profiles of water vapor from ~75 m up to the upper troposphere Vertical profiles of temperature in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere Vertical profiles of aerosol from ~200 m up to the stratosphere Cloud location Boundary Layer structure and top
Calibration / validation through radiosonde of Meteorological Service of A.M in Pratica di Mare, 25 km S.W. of lidar station
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WV profiles in the upper/lower troposphere
Lidar (upper channels) Lidar (lower channels) RDS of Pratica di Mare (23:02 UT)
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WV measurements in the upper/lower troposphereLog contour of merged profiles (20-min integration; matching at 4 km)
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Statistical uncertainties Performance improvement in high humidity conditions
RDS of Pratica di Mare, 25 km S.W. of the lidar station (23:09 UT) Lidar, upper channels (20-min integration)
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Daytime profiles RDS of Pratica di Mare, (7:00 LT) Lidar lower channels (20-min integration)
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PBL – Diurnal Cycle
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Confronto Roma Tor Vergata – Roma centro (La Sapienza)
15:00 18:30 22:00 01:30 05:00 08:30 12:00 Time (UT)
17:20 19:00 20:40 22:20 00:00 01:40 03:20 Time (UT)
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ITALIAN GROUPS
University of Rome (WV & aerosol Raman Lidar,Sodar,MFRSR) CNR-ISAC (WV & aerosol Raman Lidar, Sodar) University of L’Aquila (weather forecast,lidar assimilation)
University of L’Aquila(WV & aerosol Raman Lidar, soundings)
CNR-IMAA (WV & aerosol Raman Lidar,soundings) University of Basilicata (WV & T & aerosol Raman Lidar) University of Napoli (WV & aerosol Raman Lidar) Univeristy of Lecce (WV & aerosol Raman Lidar, soundings) Enea –Lampedusa (soundings, aereosol Lidar)
Italian participation in
LAUNCH campaign
(International Lindenberg campaign for assessment of humidity and cloud profiling systems and its impact on high resolution modeling)
12 Sept- 28 Oct 2005
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