Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 17, 1710001(2025)

Analysis and Optimization of Aerosol Retrieval Methods for Raman‑Mie LiDAR

Ji Shen1, Xinglai Lu1、*, Liang Chen1, Hao Chen1, Han Wang1, Zhangwei Wang1, and Nianwen Cao2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Zhejiang Atmosphere Observation Technical Support Centre, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang , China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
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    Structural diagram of Raman-Mie LiDAR system
    Flowchart for retrieving aerosol LiDAR ratio based on Raman-Mie data
    Comparison of signal denoising results based on different wavelet basis functions. (a) 20240103T23:00; (b) 20240104T22:01;
    Comparison of signal denoising results based on different wavelet decomposition layer numbers. (a) 20240103T23:00; (b) 20240104T22:01; (c) 20240105T23:00; (d) 20240106T19:30; (e) 20240110T21:24; (f) 20240111T20:00; (g) 20240112T19:00; (h) 20240113T01:24
    Aerosol backscatter coefficients and PBLHs retrieved from Raman LiDAR and Mie LiDAR. (a) 20240103T23:00; (b) 20240104T22:01; (c) 20240105T23:00; (d) 20240106T19:30; (e) 20240110T21:24; (f) 20240111T20:00; (g) 20240112T19:00; (h) 20240113T01:24
    Deviation of aerosol backscatter coefficients retrieved from Raman LiDAR and Mie LiDAR under different LiDAR ratios. (a) 20240103T23:00; (b) 20240104T22:01; (c) 20240105T23:00; (d) 20240106T19:30; (e) 20240110T21:24; (f) 20240111T20:00; (g) 20240112T19:00; (h) 20240113T01:24
    Aerosol extinction coefficients based on Mie LiDAR data. (a) 20240103T23:00; (b) 20240104T22:01; (c) 20240105T23:00; (d) 20240106T19:30; (e) 20240110T21:24; (f) 20240111T20:00; (g) 20240112T19:00; (h) 20240113T01:24
    Time series. (a) Aerosol extinction coefficient and boundary layer height; (b) aerosol backscatter coefficient and boundary layer height; (c) aerosol depolarization ratio
    Temporal variations of ground-level PM2.5 and PM10 mass concentrations and their ratio. (a) Ground-level PM2.5 and PM10 mass concentrations; (b) ratio of ground-level PM2.5 mass concentration to PM10 mass concentration
    Aerosol extinction coefficients at 0.69 km above ground level and PM2.5 mass concentrations
    Temporal variations of surface wind direction, wind speed, temperature, and humidity
    Spatial distribution of WCWT from January 6 to January 10, 2024
    • Table 1. Technical specifications of Raman-Mie LiDAR

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      Table 1. Technical specifications of Raman-Mie LiDAR

      ParameterContent
      LaserNd∶YAG
      Wavelength /nm532
      Beam divergence angle /mrad≤0.2
      Single pulse output energy /mJ≥1
      Pulse frequency /kHz3
      Telescope aperture /mm200
    • Table 2. PM2.5 mass concentration trajectory clustering

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      Table 2. PM2.5 mass concentration trajectory clustering

      ClusterNumberMean /(μg/m3Standard deviation /(μg/m3Occurrence frequency /%
      120106.632.5852.50
      21291.9252.4830.00
      3762.0051.9517.50
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    Ji Shen, Xinglai Lu, Liang Chen, Hao Chen, Han Wang, Zhangwei Wang, Nianwen Cao. Analysis and Optimization of Aerosol Retrieval Methods for Raman‑Mie LiDAR[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(17): 1710001

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    Paper Information

    Category: remote sensing and sensor

    Received: Feb. 24, 2025

    Accepted: Apr. 24, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: Xinglai Lu (1162856097@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL250555

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL250555

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