Lucia Mona
A5079834362- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Research Data Management Practices
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Air Traffic Management and Optimization
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis
2016-2025
National Research Council
2006-2023
European Space Agency
2023
European Space Research Institute
2023
Consorzio Roma Ricerche
2023
University of Naples Federico II
2021
Utah State University
2021
Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche
2020
Centro Ricerche FIAT
2018-2019
National Observatory of Athens
2018
Abstract. The European Aerosol Research Lidar Network, EARLINET, was founded in 2000 as a research project for establishing quantitative, comprehensive, and statistically significant database the horizontal, vertical, temporal distribution of aerosols on continental scale. Since then EARLINET has continued to provide most extensive collection ground-based data aerosol vertical over Europe. This paper gives an overview network's main developments since introduces dedicated special issue,...
More than 130 observation days of the horizontal and vertical extent Saharan dust intrusions over Europe during period May 2000 to December 2002 were studied by means a coordinated lidar network in frame European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). The number events was greatest late spring, summer, early autumn periods, mainly southern (S) southeastern (SE) Europe. Multiple aerosol layers variable thickness (300–7500 m) observed. center mass these located altitudes between 850 8000...
A strategy for European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) correlative measurements Cloud‐Aerosol and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) has been developed. These EARLINET started in June 2006 are still progress. Up to now, more than 4500 files available the database. Independent extinction backscatter carried out at high‐performance stations have used a quantitative comparison with CALIPSO level 1 data. Results demonstrate good performance of absence evident biases...
Abstract The Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS) officially became the 33rd European Consortium (ERIC) on 25 April 2023 with support of 17 founding member observer countries. As a pan-European legal organization, ACTRIS ERIC will coordinate provision data products short-lived atmospheric constituents clouds relevant to climate air pollution over next 15–20 years. was designed more than decade ago, its development funded at national levels. It included in Strategy...
The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is the reference Research Infrastructure (RI) for observation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across Europe, providing standardised, long-term and high-precision measurements most relevant species (CO2, CH4, CO, etc.). ICOS Atmosphere network currently extends throughout continent, although density stations in Mediterranean area still low compared to Central Northern Europe. In this context, recently implemented class 1 continental station near...
A multiyear climatological study of Saharan dust intrusions in the central Mediterranean terms aerosol optical parameters vertical profiles is carried out for first time. Observations are performed at Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (IMAA) Raman/elastic lidar station located Tito Scalo, Potenza (40°36′N, 15°44′E), from May 2000 to April 2003, framework European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). Desert aerosols observed between 1.8 and 9 km 112 days. Mean values...
Abstract. We present LIVAS (LIdar climatology of Vertical Aerosol Structure for space-based lidar simulation studies), a 3-D multi-wavelength global aerosol and cloud optical database, optimized to be used future end-to-end simulations realistic atmospheric scenarios as well retrieval algorithm testing activities. The database provides averaged profiles properties the potential spaceborne laser operating wavelengths 355, 532, 1064, 1570 2050 nm at wavelength 532 nm. is based on CALIPSO...
Abstract. Six months of stratospheric aerosol observations with the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) from August 2017 to January 2018 are presented. The decay phase an unprecedented, record-breaking perturbation caused by wildfire smoke is reported and discussed in terms geometrical, optical, microphysical properties. Enormous amounts were injected into upper troposphere lower stratosphere over fire areas western Canada on 12 during strong thunderstorm–pyrocumulonimbus...
Abstract During Biogenic Aerosols—Effects on Clouds and Climate (BAECC), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program deployed Second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2) to Hyytiälä, Finland, for an 8-month intensive measurement campaign from February September 2014. The primary research goal is understand role biogenic aerosols in cloud formation. Hyytiälä host Station Measuring Ecosystem–Atmosphere Relations II (SMEAR II), one world’s most comprehensive surface...
We provide an overview of light detection and ranging (lidar) capability for describing characterizing desert dust. This paper summarizes lidar techniques, observations, fallouts dust measurements. The main objective is to the scientific community, including nonpractitioners observations with a reference on In particular, it will fill current gap communication between research-oriented community potential data users, such as air quality monitoring agencies aviation advisory centers....
Abstract. The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull in April–May 2010 represents a "natural experiment" to study impact volcanic emissions on continental scale. For first time, quantitative data about presence, altitude, and layering cloud, conjunction with optical information, are available for most parts Europe derived from observations by European Aerosol Research Lidar NETwork (EARLINET). Based multi-wavelength Raman lidar systems, EARLINET is only instrument worldwide that...
Nabro volcano (13.37°N, 41.70°E) in Eritrea erupted on 13 June 2011 generating a layer of sulfate aerosols that persisted the stratosphere for months. For first time we report ground-based lidar observations same event from every continent Northern Hemisphere, taking advantage synergy between global networks such as EARLINET, MPLNET and NDACC with independent groups satellite CALIPSO to track evolution stratospheric aerosol various parts globe. The globally averaged optical depth (AOD) due...
Abstract. The CALIPSO Level 3 (CL3) product is the most recent data set produced by observations of Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument onboard and Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) space platform. European Aerosol Research Network (EARLINET), based mainly on multi-wavelength Raman lidar systems, appropriate ground-based reference for calibration/validation studies a continental scale. In this work, are compared against EARLINET monthly averaged...
Abstract. Numerical prediction of aerosol particle properties has become an important activity at many research and operational weather centers. This development is due to growing interest from a diverse set stakeholders, such as air quality regulatory bodies, aviation military authorities, solar energy plant managers, climate services providers, health professionals. Owing the complexity atmospheric processes their sensitivity underlying meteorological conditions, concentrations in...
Abstract. During the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in April–May 2010 multi-wavelength Raman lidar measurements were performed at CNR-IMAA Atmospheric Observatory (CIAO), whenever weather conditions permitted observations. A methodology both for volcanic layer identification and accurate aerosol typing has been developed. This relies on support long-term CIAO since 2000. The mask during obtained. Volcanic layers observed different periods: 19–22 April, 27–29 8–9 May, 13–14 May 18–19 May....
Abstract. Systematic measurements of dust concentration profiles at a continental scale were recently made possible by the development synergistic retrieval algorithms using combined lidar and sun photometer data establishment robust remote-sensing networks in framework Aerosols, Clouds, Trace gases Research InfraStructure Network (ACTRIS)/European Aerosol Lidar (EARLINET). We present methodology for these capabilities as tool examining performance transport models. The includes...
Abstract. Long-term observations of aerosol and clouds are crucial importance to understand the weather climate system. At Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale Italian National Research Council (CNR-IMAA) an advanced atmospheric observatory, named CIAO, is operative. CIAO (CNR-IMAA Atmospheric Observatory) main scientific objective long term measurement for climatology cloud properties. Its equipment addresses state-of-the-art ground-based remote sensing aerosol, water vapour...
Abstract. We present an automatic aerosol classification method based solely on the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) intensive optical parameters with aim of building a network-wide tool that could provide near-real-time typing information. The presented depends supervised learning technique and makes use Mahalanobis distance function relates each unclassified measurement to predefined type. As first step (training phase), reference dataset is set up consisting already...
Results of a lidar measurement campaign performed at IMAA‐CNR (Potenza, Italy) during the 2002 Etna volcano eruption, are reported. With combined Raman elastic‐backscatter lidar, independent measurements aerosol extinction and backscatter coefficients 355 nm retrieved, whereas coefficient 532 is retrieved from elastic signal. A volcanic layer has been observed in free troposphere on 1–2 November. AVHRR images show direct plume transport to Potenza. Optical depth 0.1 ratio 55 sr have moment...
Abstract. At CNR-IMAA, an aerosol lidar system has operated since May 2000 in the framework of EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network), first network for tropospheric study on a continental scale. High quality multi-wavelength measurements make this reference point validation data products provided by CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations), satellite-borne specifically designed cloud study. Since 14 June 2006, dedicated have been performed at...
Abstract. In this paper, we report the first systematic comparison of 12-year modeled dust extinction profiles vs. Raman lidar measurements. We use BSC-DREAM8b model, one most widely used regional models in Mediterranean, and Potenza EARLINET for Saharan cases, largest one-site database profiles. A total 310 cases were compared May 2000–July 2012 period. The model reconstructs measured layers well: are correlated within 5% significance 60% layer center mass as by differ on average 0.3 ± 1.0...
Abstract. In the framework of ACTRIS (Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure Network) summer 2012 measurement campaign (8 June–17 July 2012), EARLINET organized performed a controlled exercise feasibility to demonstrate its potential perform operational, coordinated measurements deliver products in near-real time. Eleven lidar stations participated which started on 9 at 06:00 UT ended 72 h later 12 UT. For first time, single calculus chain (SCC) – common developed within...