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Collaborative development of the Lidar Processing Pipeline (LPP) for retrievals of atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Juan Vicente Pallotta
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Centro de Investigaciones en Láseres y Aplicaciones, UNIDEF (CITEDEF-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silvânia Alves de Carvalho
Department of Exact Sciences, Volta Redonda School of Industrial Metallurgical Engineering, Fluminense Federal University, Av. dos Trabalhadores 420, 27255-125, Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil
Fabio Juliano da Silva Lopes
Centro de Lasers e Aplicações (CELAP), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazi
Alexandre Cacheffo
Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences of Pontal (ICENP), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Campus Pontal. Rua Vinte, 1600, Bloco C, 38304-402, Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil
Eduardo Landulfo
Centro de Lasers e Aplicações (CELAP), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazi
Henrique Melo Jorge Barbosa
Department of Physics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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Short summary
Lidar networks coordinate efforts of different groups, providing guidelines to homogenize retrievals from different instruments. We describe an ongoing effort to develop the Lidar Processing Pipeline (LPP) collaboratively, a collection of tools developed in C/C++ to handle all the steps of a typical lidar analysis. Analysis of simulations and real lidar data showcases the LPP’s features. From this exercise, we draw a roadmap to guide future development, accommodating the needs of our community.
Lidar networks coordinate efforts of different groups, providing guidelines to homogenize...
