EZ Lidar(TM): A new compact autonomous eye-safe scanning aerosol Lidar for extinction measurements and PBL height detection. Validation of the performances against other instruments and intercomparison campaigns

A compact and rugged eye safe UV Lidar, the EZ Lidar(TM), has been developed by LEOSPHERE (France) to study and investigate structural and optical properties of clouds and aerosols continuously, thanks to the strong know-how in the field of air quality measurements and cloud observation and analysis. EZ Lidar(TM) has been validated by different remote or in-situ instruments as Micropulse Type-4 Lidar or the Lidar Nuages A?rosols (LNA) at the Laboratoire de Metereologie Dynamique (LMD), in France and in several intercomparison campaigns (LISAIR'05, AMMA ASTAR/IPY TIGERZ'08, and ICOS). Outdoor and unattended use capabilities of the EZ Lidar(TM) added to its measurements performances define then this instrument as a good candidate for deployment into growing global aerosol and cloud monitoring networks and research measurement campaigns.