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Pump-probe differential Lidar to quantify atmospheric supersaturation and particle-forming trace gases

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We propose a pump-probe differential Lidar technique to remotely map the ability of the atmosphere to undergo particle condensation, which depends on the concentration of both pre-existing nanoparticles and condensable species or their precursors. Besides its interest for improving short-time, local weather forecast, this technique could provide information on atmospheric parameters such as the concentration of condensable species and physical parameters including the temperature and relative humidity.

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We acknowledge technical assistance of Nicolas Berti in programming the numerical simulations, as well as Jean-Pierre Wolf for fruitful discussions.

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  1. GAP-Nonlinear, Université de Genève, Chemin de Pinchat 22, 1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

    J. C. S. Chagas & J. Kasparian

  2. Center for Weather Forecast and Climate Studies-CPTEC, National Institute for Space Research-INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil

    J. C. S. Chagas

  3. Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

    T. Leisner

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Chagas, J.C.S., Leisner, T. & Kasparian, J. Pump-probe differential Lidar to quantify atmospheric supersaturation and particle-forming trace gases. Appl. Phys. B 117, 667–672 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-014-5881-3

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