Lidar Observations in South America. Part I - Mesosphere and Stratosphere

EDUARDO LANDULFO; ALEXANDRE CACHEFFO; EDUARDO QUEL; CLODOMIRA PEREYRA; ELIAN WOLFRAM; FACUNDO ISMAEL CASASOLA; FACUNDO ORTE; JACOBO SALVADOR; JUAN PALLOTTA; LIDIA ANA OTERO; MARIA PRIETO; PABLO ROBERTO RISTORI; SILVINA BRUSCA; MARCOS PAULO ARAÚJO DA SILVA; RENATA SAMMARA DA SILVA SANTOS

Remote Sensing

Book edited by: Dr. Andrew Hammond

Año: 2020; p. 1 - 24

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.