Abstract

The LMD ground-based backscatter lidar station (48°4 N, 02°0E) near Paris was operated daily (Monday through Friday) during ECLIPS phase 2 from May 22 to June 19, 1991, with a simultaneous recording of the downward short wavelength (SW) flux and long wavelength (LW) flux. A day-by-day summary of the field measurements is displayed as a function of universal time (UT) on figure 1. There are only two days of missing data (05/31 and 06/06) in our record due to bad weather conditions. The nearby meteorological station (10 km away) provides with rawindsondings twice a day (00UT and 12UT). We have also collected the meteorological observations and synoptic weather charts. In addition, in two occasions (05/22 and 05/27) LEANDRE the french airborne backscatter lidar was flown over the ground-based station to make simultaneous lidar measurements looking from above and below.

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