TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurements of Cloud Base Height and Coverage using Elastic Multiangle Lidar Scans at the Pierre Auger Observatory
AU - Pierre Auger Collaboration
AU - Pallotta, Juan Vicente
AU - Rodriguez, Jorge Ruben
AU - Abdul Halim, A.
AU - Abreu, P.
AU - Aglietta, M.
AU - Allekotte, I.
AU - Almeida Cheminant, K.
AU - Almela, A.
AU - Aloisio, R.
AU - Alvarez-Muñiz, J.
AU - Ammerman Yebra, J.
AU - Anastasi, G. A.
AU - Anchordoqui, L.
AU - Andrada, B.
AU - Andringa, S.
AU - Aramo, C.
AU - Araújo Ferreira, P. R.
AU - Arnone, E.
AU - Arteaga Velázquez, J. C.
AU - Asorey, H.
AU - Assis, P.
AU - Avila, G.
AU - Avocone, E.
AU - Badescu, A. M.
AU - Bakalova, A.
AU - Balaceanu, A.
AU - Barbato, F.
AU - Bartz Mocellin, A.
AU - Bellido, J. A.
AU - Berat, C.
AU - Bertaina, M. E.
AU - Bhatta, G.
AU - Bianciotto, M.
AU - Biermann, P. L.
AU - Binet, V.
AU - Bismark, K.
AU - Bister, T.
AU - Biteau, J.
AU - Blazek, J.
AU - Bleve, C.
AU - Blümer, J.
AU - Boháčová, M.
AU - Boncioli, D.
AU - Bonifazi, C.
AU - Bonneau Arbeletche, L.
AU - Borodai, N.
AU - Brack, J.
AU - Brichetto Orchera, P. G.
AU - Briechle, F. L.
AU - Ventura, C.
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PY - 2024/9/27
Y1 - 2024/9/27
N2 - Cloud features significantly affect the reconstruction of extensive air showers, and their characterization plays an important role in atmospheric monitoring. A multi-directional characterization of the cloud pattern is provided by a combination of several instruments of the atmospheric monitoring network at the Pierre Auger Observatory (Mendoza Province, Argentina). In this work, we present the results of an analysis of the cloud measurements using data taken from 2007 to 2022 by the elastic lidars positioned in the proximity of the fluorescence detector (FD) sites. These systems provide hourly measurements of cloud coverage and base height above FD. The ansatz of horizontal homogeneity of cloud structures is tested by comparing the hourly measurements of cloud base height and coverage done simultaneously at different lidar locations. These results allow a detailed description of cloud patterns observed above the array throughout the whole period. The variation of cloud parameters is shown and quantitative conclusions about cloud homogeneity across the array of the Pierre Auger Observatory are given.
AB - Cloud features significantly affect the reconstruction of extensive air showers, and their characterization plays an important role in atmospheric monitoring. A multi-directional characterization of the cloud pattern is provided by a combination of several instruments of the atmospheric monitoring network at the Pierre Auger Observatory (Mendoza Province, Argentina). In this work, we present the results of an analysis of the cloud measurements using data taken from 2007 to 2022 by the elastic lidars positioned in the proximity of the fluorescence detector (FD) sites. These systems provide hourly measurements of cloud coverage and base height above FD. The ansatz of horizontal homogeneity of cloud structures is tested by comparing the hourly measurements of cloud base height and coverage done simultaneously at different lidar locations. These results allow a detailed description of cloud patterns observed above the array throughout the whole period. The variation of cloud parameters is shown and quantitative conclusions about cloud homogeneity across the array of the Pierre Auger Observatory are given.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212247693
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85212247693
SN - 1824-8039
VL - 444
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
M1 - 374
T2 - 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023
Y2 - 26 July 2023 through 3 August 2023
ER -