Fig. 1. Theoretical calculation of PBLH retrieved by WCT from simulated RCS. (a)(b) Simulated RCS intensity and corresponding PBLH profile without a backscatter layer above PBLH; (c)(d) simulated RCS intensity and corresponding PBLH with a backscatter layer above PBLH

Fig. 2. PBLH retrieved by gradient, WCT and 2D matrix methods from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength of DMPRL during 10:00 to 19:00 on July 1, 2013. (a) Intensity of RCS at 532 nm wavelength; (b) intensity of RCS at 1064 nm wavelength; (c) PBLH at 532 nm wavelength; (d) PBLH at 1064 nm wavelength

Fig. 3. PBLH retrieved by gradient, WCT and 2D matrix methods from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength of DMPRL during 6:00 to 12:00 on August 13, 2013. (a) Intensity of RCS at 532 nm wavelength; (b) intensity of RCS at 1064 nm wavelength; (c) PBLH at 532 nm wavelength; (d) PBLH at 1064 nm wavelength

Fig. 4. PBLH correlation between WCT and 2-D matrix methods from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength on July 1, 2013 (Case 1) and on August 13, 2013 (Case 2), in which the average time is 15 min, and the error bar represents the standard deviation. (a) PBLH at 1064 nm wavelength (b) PBLH at 532 nm wavelength

Fig. 5. PBLH correlation between 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength

Fig. 6. PBLH retrieved from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength and surface temperature versus time in two cases. (a) 10:00 to 18:00 on July 1, 2013; (b) 6:00 to 11:00 on August 13, 2013