Detection of particle layers in backscatter profiles: application to Antarctic lidar measurements

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: J. Gazeaux, S. Bekki, P. Naveau, P. Keckhut, J. Jumelet, J. Parades, C. David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Antarctic; Austral; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont d'Urville Station; Dumont-d'Urville; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3205-2012; https://doaj.org/article/9c6a026e37dc421285403966095b2e37

A detection method is proposed and studied to infer the presence of hidden signals in a statistical way. It is applied here to the detection of Polar Stratospheric Cloud (PSC) layers in lidar backscatter profiles measured over the Dumont D'Urville station (Antarctica). PSCs appear as layers wit...