Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 11, 1101003(2020)

Statistical Distribution of Extinction Coefficients of Tropospheric Aerosols Detected by Lidar

Xiaomin Ma1,2,3,4, Zongming Tao4、*, Huihui Shan4, Hui Zhang4, Lina Bao4, Ning Wei4, Mogen Xue5, Xiaolin Luo5, Dong Liu1,2, and Yingjian Wang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230037, China
  • 3Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 4Department of Basic Sciences, Army Academy of Artillery and Air Defense, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 5Department of Information Engineering, Army Academy of Artillery and Air Defense, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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    A lidar system that combines backscattering, side-scattering, and Raman-scattering lidars has two obvious advantages in detecting the extinction coefficients of tropospheric aerosols: 1) the lidar ratio (LR) does not need to be assumed in the retrieval of aerosol extinction coefficients; 2) there are no near-ground transition and blind areas. Herein, we obtain the 146-day data by using an integrated lidar system in Hefei city from January 2017 to December 2018. We retrieve and statistically analyze the extinction coefficients of aerosols to get the average LR of aerosols of 68.4 sr, the monthly distribution of average LR , and the monthly, seasonal, and annual average profiles of aerosol extinction coefficients. Some cases show that the aerosol extinction coefficient versus height and time is very complicated under 0.6 km altitude, which cannot be detected by the traditional backscattering lidar. Moreover, the errors in the aerosol extinction coefficient retrieved from the empirical LR are analyzed by comparison. The obtained results provide a scientific basis for studying air pollution transmission and control.

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    Xiaomin Ma, Zongming Tao, Huihui Shan, Hui Zhang, Lina Bao, Ning Wei, Mogen Xue, Xiaolin Luo, Dong Liu, Yingjian Wang. Statistical Distribution of Extinction Coefficients of Tropospheric Aerosols Detected by Lidar[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(11): 1101003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jan. 10, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 10, 2020

    Published Online: Jun. 10, 2020

    The Author Email: Tao Zongming (zmtao@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1101003

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