This document describes version 4.0 of the ACTRIS-EARLINET quality control procedures applied to aerosol lidar products stored in the ACTRIS/EARLINET database. It details the automated Basic Quality Controls (BQC), Advanced Quality Controls (AQC), and Multiproduct Quality Controls (MPQC) used to evaluate technical compliance, physical consistency, and cross-product coherence. Version 4.0 introduces new implementations of the quality control framework, supporting improved data validation, quality-level assignment, and the long-term reliability and traceability of aerosol lidar observations.

ACTRIS-EARLINET Quality Control Procedures: Quality Control v4.0

Francesco Amato;Aldo Amodeo;Lucia Mona;Pilar Guma Claramunt
2025

Abstract

This document describes version 4.0 of the ACTRIS-EARLINET quality control procedures applied to aerosol lidar products stored in the ACTRIS/EARLINET database. It details the automated Basic Quality Controls (BQC), Advanced Quality Controls (AQC), and Multiproduct Quality Controls (MPQC) used to evaluate technical compliance, physical consistency, and cross-product coherence. Version 4.0 introduces new implementations of the quality control framework, supporting improved data validation, quality-level assignment, and the long-term reliability and traceability of aerosol lidar observations.
2025
Istituto di Metodologie Integrate per l’Osservazione della Terra (IMIOT)
ACTRIS-EARLINET, Quality control, Aerosol lidar, Data quality assurance, Aerosol optical properties, Lidar measurements, SCC, Data validation, Aerosol profiling, Remote sensing
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Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14243/597783
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