Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 20, Issue 2, 123(2025)
Intercomparisons of 532 nm polarization lidar and result analysis
In view of the development of aerosol lidar network in megacities in China, the calibration methods and quantitative methods of aerosol lidar network are continuously studied and solved by referring to the calibration strategy of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). In September 2021, a self-calibration/intercomparison and quantification study was carried out for six 532 nm polarization lidars developed by different units at the Southern Suburb Observatory of Beijing. After self-calibration of the key performance of the lidars, such as optical geometry calibration, dark noise, Rayleigh fit and effective detection range, the intercomparison observations with the reference lidar were carried out, and the quality evaluation of polarization performance of the lidars to be calibrated was carried out by using the strategy of statistical analysis of system deviation and standard deviation. The results show that the averaged relative deviation of horizontal polarization signal P of 532 nm lidars after self-calibration can be controlled within 10% in the height range of 0.5–2 km, and within 20% in the height range of 2–5 km. While the original signal of vertical polarization S shows a big difference of over 50%. After being transferred to the backscattering coefficient, the mean relative deviation and standard deviation can be controlled within 10% in the height range of 0.5–2 km, and within 20% in the height range of 2–5 km. The method of self calibration and intercomparison with the reference lidar is helpful to quantitatively evaluate the observation performance of 532 nm polarization lidar in China, and also can be used as a routine quality control method to improve the consistency of the signal products of atmospheric lidar network and the accuracy of the retrieval products, laying the foundation for atmospheric aerosol lidar to enter the quantitative network observation.
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Zhichao BU, Zhenping YIN, Song MAO, Longlong WANG, Anzhou WANG, Jiangtao ZHANG, Bing ZHAO, Yang YI, Yubao CHEN, Xuan WANG. Intercomparisons of 532 nm polarization lidar and result analysis[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2025, 20(2): 123
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Received: Sep. 30, 2022
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Published Online: May. 30, 2025
The Author Email: Longlong WANG (longlong.wang@zjnu.edu.cn)