8. Acronyms and abbreviations

A-WALI (Airborne-Weather Atmospheric Lidar)

Raman Lidar dedicated to airborne platforms for the joint measurement of temperature, water vapor and atmospheric aerosols. It was developed at LSCE.

ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure)

European research infrastructure dedicated to the study of aerosols, clouds and trace gases for climate and environmental applications.

CALIOP (Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization)

Lidar onboard the platform of the Franco-American CALIPSO mission to study aerosols and clouds.

CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations)

CNES/NASA space mission launched in 2006, carrying the CALIOP lidar.

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