%0 Journal Article
%T Optical measurements of atmospheric particles from airborne platforms: in situ and remote sensing instruments for balloons and aircrafts
%A C. Buontempo
%A F. Cairo
%A G. Di Donfrancesco
%A R. Morbidini
%J Annals of Geophysics
%D 2006
%I Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
%R 10.4401/ag-3149
%X Multiwavelength laser backscattersondes (MAS) have been widely used from a variety of airborne platforms for in situ measurements of optical properties of clouds and atmospheric particulate as well as their phase and composition. Recently, a new miniaturized LIDAR (MULID) has been developed using state-of-art technology for balloon borne profiling of the same quantities. A description of the two instruments, a survey of preliminary results obtained during test flights and indications for future use are given.
%K remote sensing
%K LIDAR
%K backscattersonde
%K aerosol
%U http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3149