Retrieval of temperature from a multiple channel pure rotational Raman backscatter lidar using an optimal estimation method

Mahagammulla Gamage, Shayamila; Sica, Robert J.; Martucci, Giovanni; Haefele, Alexander

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5801-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5801-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5801-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 11

Research article

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05 Nov 2019

Research article |

| 05 Nov 2019

Retrieval of temperature from a multiple channel pure rotational Raman backscatter lidar using an optimal estimation method

Shayamila Mahagammulla Gamage, Robert J. Sica, Giovanni Martucci, and Alexander Haefele

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Nov 2019)
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RC1: 'Review of „Retrieval of Temperature from … by optimal estimation method“ by Mahagammulla Gamage, et al.', Christoph Ritter, 03 Jun 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee 1', Robert Sica, 04 Jul 2019
  - RC2: 'Review of „Retrieval of Temperature from … by optimal estimation method“ by Mahagammulla Gamage, et al. - answer to authors', Christoph Ritter, 08 Jul 2019
    - AC3: 'Thanks', Robert Sica, 30 Sep 2019
RC3: 'Minor revision', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Jul 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee 1', Robert Sica, 26 Sep 2019

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AR by Robert Sica on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (04 Oct 2019) by Gerd Baumgarten

AR by Robert Sica on behalf of the Authors (04 Oct 2019) Author's response Manuscript

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AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval

AA by Robert Sica on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2019) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (31 Oct 2019) by Gerd Baumgarten

Short summary

We present a new method for retrieving temperature from pure rotational Raman (PRR) lidar measurements using an optimal estimation method. We show that the error due to calibration can be reduced significantly using our method. The new method is tested on PRR temperature measurements from the MeteoSwiss Raman Lidar for Meteorological Observations system in different sky conditions. The next step is to assimilate the temperature profiles into models to help improve weather forecasts.