Spanish and Portuguese scientists join forces to monitor atmospheric aerosols with laser radar

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Ten scientific institutions from Spain and Portugal have joined forces to create the SPALINET lidar network, radars with laser technology intended to study the aerosols in the atmosphere. The aim of the team is to homogenise and enhance the quality of measurements in order to better understand the scattering of these particles in the sky over the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands.

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