Assessment of the Oceanic Surface Reflectance by Airborne Lidar to Improve a Stable Inversion Technique

Vincent Trouillet (1) , Patrick Chazette (2) , Jacques Pelon (1) , Cyrille Flamant (1)

1 SA - Service d'aéronomie
2 LMCE - Laboratoire de Modélisation du Climat et de l'Environnement

Open ocean surface reflectance has been determined from inverted lidar measurements taken with LEANDRE I during campaigns over the Azores. Aerosol phase function has been calculated using a model of mixed sulphate and sea salt particles including humidity dependence and wind production. Results obtained are in good agreement with modelling and can be used to improve a stable inversion.

Mots clés: Surface Wind Speed; Marine Boundary Layer; Aerosol Model; Lidar Signal; Backscatter Coefficient

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère; Interfaces continentales, environnement

Vincent Trouillet, Patrick Chazette, Jacques Pelon, Cyrille Flamant. Assessment of the Oceanic Surface Reflectance by Airborne Lidar to Improve a Stable Inversion Technique. Ansmann A., Neuber R., Rairoux P., Wandinger U. (eds). Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with Lidar, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp.47-50, 1997, 978-3-540-61887-4 (print) 978-3-642-60612-0 (online). ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-60612-0_12⟩. ⟨hal-03334916⟩