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The 16 April 2010 major volcanic ash plume over central Europe : EARLINET lidar and AERONET photometer observations at Leipzig and Munich, Germany
Ansmann, A.; Tesche, Matthias; Gross, S.; Freudenthaler, V.; Seifert, P.; Hiebsch, A.; Schmidt, J.; Wandinger, U.; Mattis, I.; Mueller, D.; Wiegner, M. (2010-07-15)The optically thickest volcanic ash plume ever measured over Germany was monitored with multiwavelength Raman lidars and Sun photometer at Leipzig and Munich. When this ash layer, originating from the Eyjafjoll eruptions ... -
3+2 + X: what is the most useful depolarization input for retrieving microphysical properties of non-spherical particles from lidar measurements using the spheroid model of Dubovik et al. (2006)?
Tesche, Matthias; Kolgotin, Alexei; Haarig, Moritz; Burton, Sharon P.; Ferrare, Richard A.; Hostetler, Chris A.; Mueller, Detlef (2019-08-19)The typical multiwavelength aerosol lidar data set for inversion of optical to microphysical parameters is composed of three backscatter coefficients (β) at 355, 532, and 1064 nm and two extinction coefficients (α) at 355 ... -
Aerosol-type classification based on AERONET version 3 inversion products
Shin, Sung-Kyun; Tesche, Matthias; Mueller, Detlef; Now, Youngmin (2019-07-11)This study proposes an aerosol-type classification based on the particle linear depolarization ratio (PLDR) and single-scattering albedo (SSA) provided in the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) version 3 level 2.0 inversion ... -
Aerosol-type-dependent lidar ratios observed with Raman lidar
Mueller, D.; Ansmann, A.; Mattis, I.; Tesche, Matthias; Wandinger, U.; Althausen, D.; Pisani, G. (2007-08-17)[1] We summarize our Raman lidar observations which were carried out in Europe, Asia, and Africa during the past 10 years, with focus on particle extinction-to-backscatter ratios ( lidar ratios) and (A) over circle ngstrom ... -
Air mass modification over the Europe : EARLINET aerosol observations from Wales to Belarus
Wandinger, Ulla; Mattis, Ina; Tesche, Matthias; Ansmann, Albert; Bösenberg, Jens; Chaikovski, Anatoly; Freudenthaler, Volker; Komguem, Leonce; Linné, Hoger; Matthias, Volker; Pelon, Jacques; Sauvage, Laurent; Sobolewski, Piotr; Vaughan, Geraint; Wiegner, Matthias (2004-12-27)For the first time, the vertically resolved aerosol optical properties of western and central/eastern European haze are investigated as a function of air mass transport. Special emphasis is put on clean maritime air masses ... -
Airborne high spectral resolution lidar for measuring aerosol extinction and backscatter coefficients
Esselborn, Michael; Wirth, Martin; Fix, Andreas; Tesche, Matthias; Ehret, Gerhard (2008-01-14)An airborne high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) based on an iodine absorption filter and a high-power frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser has been developed to measure backscatter and extinction coefficients of aerosols and ... -
Airborne observations of the Eyjafjalla volcano ash cloud over Europe during air space closure in April and May 2010
Schumann, U.; Weinzierl, B.; Reitebuch, O.; Schlager, H.; Minikin, A.; Forster, C.; Baumann, R.; Sailer, T.; Graf, K.; Mannstein, H.; Voigt, C.; Rahm, S.; Simmet, R.; Scheibe, M.; Lichtenstern, M.; Stock, P.; Rüba, H.; Scḧauble, D.; Tafferner, A.; Rautenhaus, M.; Gerz, T.; Ziereis, H.; Krautstrunk, M.; Mallaun, C.; Gayet, J. F.; Lieke, K.; Kandler, K.; Ebert, M.; Weinbruch, S.; Stohl, A.; Gasteiger, J.; Gro, S.; Freudenthaler, V.; Wiegner, M.; Ansmann, A.; Tesche, Matthias; Olafsson, H.; Sturm, K. (2011-03-11)Airborne lidar and in-situ measurements of aerosols and trace gases were performed in volcanic ash plumes over Europe between Southern Germany and Iceland with the Falcon aircraft during the eruption period of the Eyjafjalla1 ... -
Ash and fine-mode particle mass profiles from EARLINET-AERONET observations over central Europe after the eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in 2010
Ansmann, A.; Tesche, Matthias; Seifert, P.; Gross, Silke; Freudenthaler, V.; Apituley, A.; Wilson, K. M.; Serikov, I.; Linné, H.; Heinold, B.; Hiebsch, A.; Schnell, F.; Schmidt, J.; Mattis, I.; Wandinger, U.; Wiegner, M. (2011-01-01)A combined lidar-photometer method that permits the retrieval of vertical profiles of ash and non-ash (fine-mode) particle mass concentrations is presented. By using a polarization lidar, the contributions of non-ash and ... -
Assessing lidar-based classification schemes for polar stratospheric clouds based on 16 years of measurements at Esrange, Sweden
Achtert, P.; Tesche, Matthias (2014-02-16)Lidar measurements of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) are commonly analyzed in classification schemes that apply the backscatter ratio and the particle depolarization ratio. This similarity of input data suggests comparable ... -
Assessment of two aerosol optical thickness retrieval algorithms applied to MODIS aqua and terra measurements in Europe
Glantz, P.; Tesche, Matthias (2012-07-19)The aim of the present study is to validate AOT (aerosol optical thickness) and A° ngström exponent (α), obtained from MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) Aqua and Terra calibrated level 1 data (1 km ... -
Atmospheric dust modeling from meso to global scales with the online NMMB/BSC-Dust model - Part 2 : Experimental campaigns in Northern Africa
Haustein, K.; Perez, C.; Baldasano, J. M.; Jorba, O.; Basart, S.; Miller, R. L.; Janjic, Z.; Black, T.; Nickovic, S.; Todd, M. C.; Washington, R.; Mueller, D.; Tesche, Matthias; Weinzierl, B.; Esselborn, M.; Schladitz, A. (2012)The new NMMB/BSC-Dust model is intended to provide short to medium-range weather and dust forecasts from regional to global scales. It is an online model in which the dust aerosol dynamics and physics are solved at each ... -
Aviation effects on already-existing cirrus clouds
Tesche, Matthias; Achtert, Peggy; Glantz, Paul; Noone, Kevin (2016-06-21)Determining the effects of the formation of contrails within natural cirrus clouds has proven to be challenging. Quantifying any such effects is necessary if we are to properly account for the influence of aviation on ... -
British and Korean Lidars for Atlid Validation (BAKLAVA)
Tesche, Matthias; Tatarov, Boyan; Mueller, Detlef; Noh, Youngmin; Shin, Sung-Kyun (2018-06-11)Measurements with two unique spectrometric aerosol Raman lidars located in the United Kingdom (51.75 °N; 0.24 °W) and the Republic of Korea (35.23 °N;126.84 °E) will be conducted during EarthCARE overpasses to validate the ... -
Characterization of Saharan dust, marine aerosols and mixtures of biomass-burning aerosols and dust by means of multi-wavelength depolarization and Raman lidar measurements during SAMUM 2
Groß, Silke; Tesche, Matthias; Freudenthaler, Volker; Toledano, Carlos; Wiegner, Matthias; Ansmann, Albert; Althausen, Dietrich; Seefeldner, Meinhard (2011-09-01)The particle linear depolarization ratio δp of Saharan dust, marine aerosols and mixtures of biomass-burning aerosols from southern West Africa and Saharan dust was determined at three wavelengths with three lidar systems ... -
Characterization of the planetary boundary layer during SAMUM-2 by means of lidar measurements
Gross, Silke; Gasteiger, Josef; Freudenthaler, Volker; Wiegner, Matthias; Geiss, Alexander; Schladitz, Alexander; Toledano, Carlos; Kandler, Konrad; Tesche, Matthias; Ansmann, Albert; Wiedensohler, Alfred (2011-09-01)Measurements with two Raman-depolarization lidars of the Meteorological Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany, performed during SAMUM-2, were used to characterize the planetary boundary layer ... -
Cirrus-embedded Contrails: Supplementary Material
Tesche, Matthias; Achtert, Peggy; Glantz, Paul; Noone, Kevin (2015-12-21) -
Comparison of optical and microphysical properties of pure Saharan mineral dust observed with AERONET Sun photometer, Raman lidar, and in situ instruments during SAMUM 2006
Mueller, D.; Lee, K-H.; Gasteiger, J.; Tesche, Matthias; Weinzierl, B.; Kandler, K.; Mueller, T.; Toledano, C.; Otto, S.; Althausen, D.; Ansmann, A. (2012-04-14)The Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) 2006, Morocco, aimed at the characterization of optical, physical, and radiative properties of Saharan dust. AERONET Sun photometer, several lidars (Raman and high-spectral-resolution ... -
Comparison of Raman Lidar Observations of Water Vapor with COSMO-DE Forecasts during COPS 2007
Herold, Christian; Althausen, Dietrich; Mueller, D.; Tesche, Matthias; Seifert, Patric; Engelmann, Ronny; Flamant, Cyrille; Bhawar, Rohini; Di Girolamo, Paolo (2011-12)Water vapor measurements with the multiwavelength Raman lidar Backscatter Extinction Lidar-Ratio Temperature Humidity Profiling Apparatus (BERTHA) were performed during the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation ... -
Correction to “Volcanic aerosol layers observed with multiwavelength Raman lidar over central Europe in 2008–2009”
Mattis, Ina; Seifert, Patric; Mueller, D.; Tesche, Matthias; Hiebsch, Anja; Kanitz, Thomas; Schmidt, Joerg; Finger, Fanny; Wandinger, Ulla; Ansmann, Albert (2010-10-13) -
Depolarization ratio profiling at several wavelengths in pure Saharan dust during SAMUM 2006
Freudenthaler, Volker; Esselborn, Michael; Wiegner, Matthias; Heese, Birgit; Tesche, Matthias; Ansmann, Albert; Mueller, D.; Althausen, Dietrich; Wirth, Martin; Fix, Andreas; Ehret, Gerhard; Knippertz, Peter; Toledano, Carlos; Gasteiger, Josef; Garhammer, Markus; Seefeldner, Andmeinhard (2009-02)Vertical profiles of the linear particle depolarization ratio of pure dust clouds were measured during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) at Ouarzazate, Morocco (30.9 degrees N, -6.9 degrees E), close to source ...