The Spanish Lidar Network (http://www.lidar.es/spalinet/en/) was created on 1 January, 2007. It aims to promote the use of lidar instruments and data among the Spanish scientific community. The mains goals of the network are:
• Extend and reinforce the actions of EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network to Establish an Aerosol Climatology).
• The formation of a nucleus for the development of the Spanish and Portuguese lidar community.
• Promote the participation of new groups for improving the spatial coverage of aerosol vertical measurements on the Iberian Peninsula territory.