Main instruments used to measure and characterize aerosols at RADO stations:

AEROSOLS Magurele Baneasa Timisoara Iasi Cluj Parameters
PBL, remote sensing UV scanning lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar Layers
Troposphere, remote sensing Multiwavelength Raman depolarization lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar VIS elastic backscatter lidar Optical properties
Integrated path, remote sensing AERONET Sunphotometer   AERONET Sunphotometer AERONET Sunphotometer AERONET Sunphotometer Optical properties
Composition, in situ sampling C-ToF Aerosol Mass Spectrometer         Fine mode size distribution, mass concentration per specie
Microphysical properties, in situ sampling Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Coarse mode size distribution
  Aethalometer         Black carbon concentration
Optical properties, in situ sampling Nephelometer         Integrated backscatter and forward scatter
Concentration, in situ sampling Low Volume Sampler   Low Volume Sampler     Concentration