What are the most popular and widespread remote sensing instruments used to observe the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL)? In Europe, these include: wind profilers (> 20 Doppler wind lidars; >30 radar wind profilers), temperature and humidity profilers (> 30 microwave radiometers), aerosol profilers (> 700 automatic lidars and ceilometers), and cloud profilers (> 15 doppler cloud radar). Profiling systems are deployed and operated in response to a variety of interests by governments, research institutions, universities, and the private sector. To exploit data coming from these networks efficiently, operating procedures and data processing have to be harmonised. 

In this introductory lecture, our experts described some of the instrument networks in which PROBE is involved. We provided insights into data coverage and advanced products. We also showed how you can benefit from joining these networks and how you can contribute to harmonised European measurements.

Meeting speakers:

Introduction     (5 min)  - Anca Nemuc
E-PROFILE        (10 min) - Rolf Ruefenacht
ACTRIS           (10 min) - Chris Walden
- FRM4RADAR      (5 min)  - Lukas Pfitzenmaier
- PollyNet       (5 min)  - Ronny Engelmann
ICOS             (5 min)  - Jerome Tarniewicz
Emerging networks
- MetOffice Raman lidar network (5min) - Joelle Buxmann
- urban networks               (5 min) - Fred Meier
"success story"               (10 min) - Anca Nemuc: new INOE observatory 
Q&A                           (30 min) - moderated by Anca Nemuc