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View article: Urban pollution monitoring with the AOTF-based NO <sub>2</sub> camera: validation with other DOAS instruments
Urban pollution monitoring with the AOTF-based NO <sub>2</sub> camera: validation with other DOAS instruments Open
Elevated surface concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are associated with poor air quality, making its detection and monitoring important for human health and the environment. Existing instruments such as the TROPOMI satellite currentl…
View article: Urban pollution monitoring with the AOTF-based NO <sub>2</sub> camera: validation with other DOAS instruments
Urban pollution monitoring with the AOTF-based NO <sub>2</sub> camera: validation with other DOAS instruments Open
Elevated surface concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are associated with poor air quality, making its detection and monitoring important for human health and the environment. Existing instruments such as the TROPOMI satellite currentl…
View article: The Gamma-Flash Program: high-energy radiation and particles in thunderstorms, lightning, and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
The Gamma-Flash Program: high-energy radiation and particles in thunderstorms, lightning, and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes Open
The Gamma-Flash program, funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), aims to study high-energy emissions related to thunderstorms, such as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) and gam…
View article: Space radiation measured during first-ever commercial suborbital mission on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Unity on 29 June 2023
Space radiation measured during first-ever commercial suborbital mission on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Unity on 29 June 2023 Open
The paper presents the variations of space radiation (primary and secondary galactic cosmic rays (GCR) absorbed dose rate in silicon and flux) measured during the first-ever commercial suborbital flight of the Virgin Galactic (VG) SpaceShi…
View article: Understanding Aerosol–Cloud Interactions through Lidar Techniques: A Review
Understanding Aerosol–Cloud Interactions through Lidar Techniques: A Review Open
Aerosol–cloud interactions play a crucial role in shaping Earth’s climate and hydrological cycle. Observing these interactions with high precision and accuracy is of the utmost importance for improving climate models and predicting Earth’s…
View article: Black Carbon aerosols in Mediterranean urban areas
Black Carbon aerosols in Mediterranean urban areas Open
Urban areas represent a hot spots for the so called triple planetary crisis: climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss. The anthropogenically-emitted light absorbing aerosols, and in particular the Black Carbon (BC), play a cruc…
View article: Understanding Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Through Lidar Techniques: A Review
Understanding Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Through Lidar Techniques: A Review Open
Aerosol-cloud interactions play a crucial role in shaping Earth’s climate and hydrological 1 cycle. Observing these interactions with high precision and accuracy is of the utmost importance 2 for improving climate models and predicti…
View article: Polar Stratospheric Cloud Observations at Concordia Station by Remotely Controlled Lidar Observatory
Polar Stratospheric Cloud Observations at Concordia Station by Remotely Controlled Lidar Observatory Open
Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) form in polar regions, typically between 15 and 25 km above mean sea level, when the local temperature is sufficiently low. PSCs play an important role in the ozone chemistry and the dehydration and denitr…
View article: Polar Stratospheric Clouds Observations at Concordia Station by the Remotely Controlled Lidar Observatory
Polar Stratospheric Clouds Observations at Concordia Station by the Remotely Controlled Lidar Observatory Open
Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) form in polar regions typically between 15 and 25 km, when the local temperature is sufficiently low. PSCs play an important role in the ozone chemistry and the dehydration and denitrification of the strat…
View article: A comparative analysis of in situ measurements of high-altitude cirrus in the tropics
A comparative analysis of in situ measurements of high-altitude cirrus in the tropics Open
We analyze cirrus cloud measurements from two dual-instrument cloud spectrometers, two hygrometers and a backscattersonde with the goal of connecting cirrus optical parameters usually accessible by remote sensing with microphysical size-re…
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Abstract. We analyze cirrus cloud measurements from two dual-instrument cloud spectrometers, two hygrometers and a backscattersonde in view to connect cirrus optical parameters usually accessible by remote sensing with mic…
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Abstract. We analyze cirrus cloud measurements from two dual-instrument cloud spectrometers, two hygrometers and a backscattersonde in view to connect cirrus optical parameters usually accessible by remote sensing with mic…
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Abstract. We analyze cirrus cloud measurements from two dual-instrument cloud spectrometers, two hygrometers and a backscattersonde in view to connect cirrus optical parameters usually accessible by remote sensing with mic…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-112
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Abstract. We analyze cirrus cloud measurements from two dual-instrument cloud spectrometers, two hygrometers and a backscattersonde in view to connect cirrus optical parameters usually accessible by remote sensing with mic…
View article: A Comparative Analysis of In-Situ Measurements of High Altitude Cirrus in the Tropics
A Comparative Analysis of In-Situ Measurements of High Altitude Cirrus in the Tropics Open
We analyze cirrus cloud measurements from two dual-instrument cloud spectrometers, two hygrometers and a backscattersonde in view to connect cirrus optical parameters usually accessible by remote sensing with microphysical size resolved an…
View article: A study of T- matrix optical scattering modelling for mixed phase Polar Stratospheric Clouds
A study of T- matrix optical scattering modelling for mixed phase Polar Stratospheric Clouds Open
Scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Particle backscattering and depolarization coefficients can be computed with available scattering codes once the particle size distribution (PSD…
View article: A study of optical scattering modelling for mixed-phase polar stratospheric clouds
A study of optical scattering modelling for mixed-phase polar stratospheric clouds Open
Scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). Particle backscattering and depolarization coefficients can be computed with available scattering codes once the particle size distribution (PS…
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Abstract. Scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed with available scattering codes once the particle size distribution (PS…
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Abstract. Scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed with available scattering codes once the particle size distribution (PS…
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Abstract. Scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed with available scattering codes once the particle size distribution (PS…
View article: A study of optical scattering modelling for mixed phase Polar Stratospheric Clouds
A study of optical scattering modelling for mixed phase Polar Stratospheric Clouds Open
Scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed with available scattering codes once the particle size distribution (PSD) is known and a suitable …
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COVID-19 impact on anxiety and depression in head and neck cancer patients: A cross-sectional study Patient experience of virtual consultations in Oral Medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic Self-perceived and self-reported breath odour and…
View article: Intercomparison of upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric water vapor measurements over the Asian Summer Monsoon during the StratoClim campaign
Intercomparison of upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric water vapor measurements over the Asian Summer Monsoon during the StratoClim campaign Open
In situ measurements in the climatically important upper troposphere–lower stratosphere (UTLS) are critical for understanding controls on cloud formation, the entry of water into the stratosphere, and hydration–dehydration of the tropical …
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Abstract. In situ measurements in the climatically important upper troposphere–lower stratosphere (UTLS) are critical for understanding controls on cloud formation, the entry of water into the stratosphere, and hydration–d…
View article: Comment on amt-2022-28
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Abstract. Mie scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed once the particle size distribution (PSD) is known and a suitable r…
View article: Comment on amt-2022-13
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In situ measurements in the climatically important upper troposphere / lower stratosphere (UTLS) are critical for understanding controls on cloud formation, the entry of water into the stratosphere, and hydration/dehydration of the tropica…
View article: Persistence of moist plumes from overshooting convection in the Asian monsoon anticyclone
Persistence of moist plumes from overshooting convection in the Asian monsoon anticyclone Open
The Asian monsoon anticyclone (AMA) represents one of the wettest regions in the lower stratosphere (LS) and is a key contributor to the global annual maximum in LS water vapour. While the AMA wet pool is linked with persistent convection …
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Mie scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed once the particle size distribution (PSD) is known and a suitable refractive index is assumed.…
View article: Comment on amt-2022-28
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Mie scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed once the particle size distribution (PSD) is known and a suitable refractive index is assumed.…
View article: A study of Mie scattering modelling for mixed phase Polar Stratospheric Clouds
A study of Mie scattering modelling for mixed phase Polar Stratospheric Clouds Open
Mie scattering codes are used to study the optical properties of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC). Backscattering and extinction can be computed once the particle size distribution (PSD) is known and a suitable refractive index is assumed.…