Maria Martins

By Eduardo Landulfo, Alexandre Cacheffo, Alexandre Calzavara Yoshida, Antonio Arleques Gomes, Fábio Juliano da Silva Lopes, Gregori de Arruda Moreira, Jonatan João da Silva, Vania Andrioli, Alexandre Pimenta, Chi Wang, Jiyao Xu, Maria Paulete Pereira Martins, Paulo Batista, Henrique de Melo Jorge Barbosa, Diego Alves Gouveia, Boris Barja González, Felix Zamorano, Eduardo Quel, Clodomyra Pereira, Elian Wolfram, Facundo Ismael Casasola, Facundo Orte, Jacobo Omar Salvador, Juan Vicente Pallotta, Lidia Ana Otero, Maria Prieto, Pablo Roberto Ristori, Silvina Brusca, John Henry Reina Estupiñan, Estiven Sanchez Barrera, Juan Carlos Antuña-Marrero, Ricardo Forno, Marcos Andrade, Judith Johanna Hoelzemann, Anderson Guimarães Guedes, Cristina Tobler Sousa, Daniel Camilo Fortunato dos Santos Oliveira, Ediclê de Souza Fernandes Duarte, Marcos Paulo Araújo da Silva and Renata Sammara da Silva Santos

In Part II of this chapter, we intend to show the significant advances and results concerning aerosols’ tropospheric monitoring in South America. The tropospheric lidar monitoring is also supported by the Latin American Lidar Network (LALINET). It is concerned about aerosols originating from urban pollution, biomass burning, desert dust, sea spray, and other primary sources. Cloud studies and their impact on radiative transfer using tropospheric lidar measurements are also presented.

Part of the book: Remote Sensing

By Eduardo Landulfo, Alexandre Cacheffo, Alexandre Calzavara Yoshida, Antonio Arleques Gomes, Fábio Juliano da Silva Lopes, Gregori de Arruda Moreira, Jonatan João da Silva, Vania Andrioli, Alexandre Pimenta, Chi Wang, Jiyao Xu, Maria Paulete Pereira Martins, Paulo Batista, Henrique de Melo Jorge Barbosa, Diego Alves Gouveia, Boris Barja González, Felix Zamorano, Eduardo Quel, Clodomyra Pereira, Elian Wolfram, Facundo Ismael Casasola, Facundo Orte, Jacobo Omar Salvador, Juan Vicente Pallotta, Lidia Ana Otero, Maria Prieto, Pablo Roberto Ristori, Silvina Brusca, John Henry Reina Estupiñan, Estiven Sanchez Barrera, Juan Carlos Antuña-Marrero, Ricardo Forno, Marcos Andrade, Judith Johanna Hoelzemann, Anderson Guimarães Guedes, Cristina Tobler Sousa, Daniel Camilo Fortunato dos Santos Oliveira, Ediclê de Souza Fernandes Duarte, Marcos Paulo Araújo da Silva and Renata Sammara da Silva Santos

South America covers a large area of the globe and plays a fundamental function in its climate change, geographical features, and natural resources. However, it still is a developing area, and natural resource management and energy production are far from a sustainable framework, impacting the air quality of the area and needs much improvement in monitoring. There are significant activities regarding laser remote sensing of the atmosphere at different levels for different purposes. Among these activities, we can mention the mesospheric probing of sodium measurements and stratospheric monitoring of ozone, and the study of wind and gravity waves. Some of these activities are long-lasting and count on the support from the Latin American Lidar Network (LALINET). We intend to pinpoint the most significant scientific achievements and show the potential of carrying out remote sensing activities in the continent and show its correlations with other earth science connections and synergies. In Part I of this chapter, we will present an overview and significant results of lidar observations in the mesosphere and stratosphere. Part II will be dedicated to tropospheric observations.

Part of the book: Remote Sensing