Confirmation of a multilayer arrangement of aerosols in the Barcelona air basin using two independent lidar systems

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In 1992 an experimental campaign took place in Barcelona whose main goal was the study of the circulatory patterns of air pollutants in the region. An elastic-backscatter lidar operating at a wavelength of 1.064 micrometers , being mainly sensitive to changes in the distribution of aerosols was used. The study of temporal series of lidar vertical scans revealed a multilayer arrangement of the aerosols above the city. A few years after that experiment, the UPC started to develop its own lidar system. The first stadium of the project was the construction of an elastic-backscatter lidar. In 1997, in the frame of a meteorological situation very similar to the one present during the first campaign, the UPC lidar acquired vertical profiles of elastic- backscatter in the Barcelona's atmosphere. The study of the temporal series also showed the development of elevated layers of aerosols at similar altitudes to the ones observed during the first campaign. The second experiment seems to confirm that the formation of elevated layers in Barcelona is a typical behavior for the region during the summer period and not just a particular situation.© (1998) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

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