EZ Lidar™: A new compact autonomous eye-safe scanning aerosol Lidar for extinction measurements and PBL height detection. Validation of the performances against other instruments and intercomparison campaigns

S. Lolli (1, 2) , L. Sauvage (1) , S. Loaec (1) , M. Lardier (1)

1 Leosphere, 76 rue Monceau, 75008 Paris, France
2 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)

A compact and rugged eye safe UV Lidar, the EZ Lidar™, has been developed by LEOSPHERE (France) to study and investigate structural and optical properties of clouds and aerosols continuously, thanks to the strong know-how in the field of air quality measurements and cloud observation and analysis. EZ Lidar™ has been validated by different remote or in-situ instruments as Micropulse Type-4 Lidar or the Lidar Nuages Aérosols (LNA) at the Laboratoire de Metereologie Dynamique (LMD), in France and in several intercomparison campaigns (LISAIR'05, AMMA ASTAR/IPY TIGERZ'08, and ICOS). Outdoor and unattended use capabilities of the EZ Lidar™ added to its measurements performances define then this instrument as a good candidate for deployment into growing global aerosol and cloud monitoring networks and research measurement campaigns. © Sociedad Española de Óptica.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

S. Lolli, L. Sauvage, S. Loaec, M. Lardier. EZ Lidar™: A new compact autonomous eye-safe scanning aerosol Lidar for extinction measurements and PBL height detection. Validation of the performances against other instruments and intercomparison campaigns. Optica Pura y Aplicada, 2011, 44 (1), pp.33-41. ⟨hal-01119142⟩