An EARLINET early warning system for atmospheric aerosol aviation hazards

A stand-alone lidar-based method for detecting airborne hazards for aviation in near real time (NRT) is presented. A polarization lidar allows for the identification of irregular-shaped particles such as volcanic dust and desert dust. The Single Calculus Chain (SCC) of the European Aerosol Research...

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Autores: Papagiannopoulos, Nikolaos, D'Amico, Giuseppe, Gialitaki, Anna, Ajtai, Nicolae, Alados-Arboledas, Lucas, Amodeo, Aldo, Amiridis, Vassilis, Baars, Holger, Balis, Dimitris, Binietoglou, Ioannis, Comerón Tejero, Adolfo|||0000-0001-6886-3679, Dionisi, Davide, Fréville, Patrick, Falconieri, Alfredo, Molero, Francisco, Kampouri, Anna, Mattis, Ina, Mijic, Zoran, Papayannis, Alexander, Pappalardo, Gelsomina, Rodríguez Gómez, Alejandro Antonio|||0000-0002-9209-0685, Solomos, Stavros, Mona, Lucia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/332459
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/332459
https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-10775-2020
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atmospheric aerosols
Remote sensing
Lidar-based method
Airborne hazards
Polarization lidar
Single Calculus Chain
EARLINET
Aerosols atmosfèrics
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Sumario:A stand-alone lidar-based method for detecting airborne hazards for aviation in near real time (NRT) is presented. A polarization lidar allows for the identification of irregular-shaped particles such as volcanic dust and desert dust. The Single Calculus Chain (SCC) of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) delivers high-resolution preprocessed data: the calibrated total attenuated backscatter and the calibrated volume linear depolarization ratio time series. From these calibrated lidar signals, the particle backscatter coefficient and the particle depolarization ratio can be derived in temporally high resolution and thus provide the basis of the NRT early warning system (EWS). In particular, an iterative method for the retrieval of the particle backscatter is implemented. This improved capability was designed as a pilot that will produce alerts for imminent threats for aviation. The method is applied to data during two diverse aerosol scenarios: first, a record breaking desert dust intrusion in March 2018 over Finokalia, Greece, and, second, an intrusion of volcanic particles originating from Mount Etna, Italy, in June 2019 over Antikythera, Greece. Additionally, a devoted observational period including several EARLINET lidar systems demonstrates the network's preparedness to offer insight into natural hazards that affect the aviation sector.

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