ISARS2018 Topics

 

Contributions are made available for all ISARS2018 participants - please email isars2018@uni-koeln.de for access information.

Developments in Ground-based Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL)

• Physical basis for the remote sensing of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL)

• New instrument systems and approaches (e.g. operational high-resolution humidity profiling)

• Evaluation and assessment of ground-based remote sensing systems

• Multi-instrument retrieval applications

• Combining ground-based and satellite remote sensing

• Advances in observational networks using ground-based remote sensing

Boundary-Layer Studies

• Observation of ABL structure (e.g. thermodynamics, turbulence, clouds, aerosol profiles) in different environments (continental, maritime, coastal, mountain, polar,..)

• Measurements of key ABL processes (e.g. mixing, surface interaction, low-level-jet,..)

• Interdisciplinary studies (including atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemistry)

Atmospheric Modelling and Ground-Based ABL Remote Sensing

• ABL in numerical models (LES, NWP, GCM/SCM, RANS,..)

• Model assessment (technical and physical) with remote sensing instrumentation (e.g. sampling strategies, representation of diurnal cycle,..)  

• Ground-based remote sensing observations and parameterization development (e.g. cumulus convection)

• LES for Optimized Measurement Strategy Design

• Data Assimilation trials (OSE, OSSE, FSO,..)

Ground-Based Remote Sensing for ABL Applications

• Short-term forecasting

• Severe Weather

• Wind & Solar Energy

• Air Quality

• Aviation

• Climatology

• Urban Meteorology