Comparison between backscatter lidar and radiosonde measurements of the diurnal and nocturnal stratification in the lower troposphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1231-1244

  Martucci, Giovanni ^a   Matthey, Renaud ^a   Mitev, Valentin ^a   Richner, Hans ^b  

^a Observatory of Neuchatel   (Switzerland)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKSCATTERING; GRADIENT METHODS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOSONDES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TROPOSPHERE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BACKSCATTER LIDAR; BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT; DIURNAL STRATIFICATION; NOCTURNAL STRATIFICATION;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKSCATTERING; GRADIENT METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOSONDES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TROPOSPHERE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BACKSCATTER; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; MIXED LAYER; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RADIOSONDE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEUCHATEL [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34548017200     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2036.1     Document Type: Article

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