Retrieving the atmospheric aerosol properties over Beijing region by combining rotational Raman - Mie lidar and CALIPSO

Zhang Yinchao, Li Dan, Chen Binglong, Chen Siying, Chen He, Guo Pan

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Abstract

Typically, we use Klett-Fernald method for retrieving aerosol optical properties. However, the results from these methods critically depend on the lidar ratio, thus affecting the accuracy of the inversion results. In this paper, we adopted a new method to retrieve the vertical distribution profiles of aerosol backscatter coefficient, aerosol extinction coefficient and lidar ratio over Beijing region by combining rotational Raman - Mie lidar and CALIPSO(Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations). The results were compared with the results determined by the conventional method, which shows a good agreement. Compared with the conventional method, the results from this new method are more reliable and less noisy, which provide richer information for researching the atmospheric aerosol properties over Beijing region.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2nd International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter, LIMIS 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2nd International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter, LIMIS 2012 - Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Duration: 9 Sept 201212 Sept 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8796
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference2nd International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter, LIMIS 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an, Shaanxi
Period9/09/1212/09/12

Keywords

  • Aerosol
  • Atmospheric optics
  • Lidar ratio
  • Space-based lidar

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