Comunicación presentada en: V Reunión Española de Ciencia y Tecnología de Aerosoles – RECTA 2011 celebrada del 27 al 29 de junio de 2011 en CIEMAT, Madrid.This study presents an inter-comparison between
a Vaisala CL51 ceilometer and a Micro Pulse Lidar
(MPL) of both the Boundary Layer (BL) and the Saharan Air
Layer (SAL) top heights during Saharan dust events from
January to April 2011. This inter-comparison was performed
at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Observatory in Tenerife, Canary
Islands, within the Marine Boundary Layer. From January
to April the Saharan dust intrusions usually occur at lower
altitudes within the BL. One of the main goals of this study is
to determine whether the CL51 ceilometer is capable to detect
mineral dust within the SAL. To our knowledge, this is the
first time this kind of study is attempted on a site close to Saharan
dust sources
