Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 20, Issue 2, 123(2025)

Intercomparisons of 532 nm polarization lidar and result analysis

BU Zhichao1, YIN Zhenping2, MAO Song3, WANG Longlong4、*, WANG Anzhou2, ZHANG Jiangtao1, ZHAO Bing2, YI Yang2, CHEN Yubao1, and WANG Xuan2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Meteorological Observation Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 3Southwest Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
  • 4Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou 311231, China
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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)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2025.02.001

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