M. R. Perrone

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M. R. Perrone is a leading figure in atmospheric aerosol research, with a career dedicated to understanding the complex role of airborne particles in the climate system. Her work centers on the development and application of advanced remote sensing techniques, particularly the integration of lidar and radiometer data. Her most significant contribution is the co-development of the Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC), a seminal algorithm that retrieves vertical profiles of aerosol properties. This work, published in a highly cited 2016 paper (139 citations), has become a cornerstone for the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). Perrone’s research has been pivotal in characterizing Saharan dust outbreaks over the Mediterranean, validating satellite retrievals from MODIS against ground-based AERONET data, and quantifying the direct radiative effects of desert dust. Her extensive, multi-year studies at the Lecce site in southeast Italy have provided critical long-term trends in aerosol loading, establishing the region as a key observatory for central Mediterranean air quality and climate interactions.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) for the retrieval of vertical aerosol properties from combined lidar/radiometer data: development and distribution in EARLINET

   139 citations · 2016
2. 2
   AERONET versus MODIS aerosol parameters at different spatial resolutions over southeast Italy

   43 citations · 2007
3. 3
   Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) retrievals during dust outbreaks over the Mediterranean

   40 citations · 2007
4. 4
   Vertically resolved aerosol properties by multi-wavelength lidar measurements

   40 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Spatio-temporal monitoring by ground-based and air- and space-borne lidars of a moderate Saharan dust event affecting southern Europe in June 2013 in the framework of the ADRIMED/ChArMEx campaign

   20 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) for the retrieval of vertical aerosol properties from combined lidar/radiometer data: development and distribution in EARLINET

   20 citations · 2015
7. 7
   Experimental determination of short- and long-wave dust radiative effects in the Central Mediterranean and comparison with model results

   16 citations · 2015
8. 8
   In Situ Samplings and Remote Sensing Measurements to Characterize Aerosol Properties over Southeast Italy

   12 citations · 2008
9. 9
   Impact of desert dust events on short- and long-wave radiation at the surface over south-eastern Italy

   7 citations · 2016
10. 10
    Trends in the aerosol load properties over south eastern Italy

    6 citations · 2015

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