Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 5, 0501002(2025)

Aerosol Optical Properties Measurement Using Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite: Retrieval and Validation

Binglong Chen1、*, Chenxing Zha2, Yuegen Bian2, Yijie Ren2, and Lingbing Bu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Radiometric Calibration and Validation for Environmental Satellites, National Satellite Meteorological Center (National Center for Space Weather), Meteorological Administration, Innovation Center for FengYun Meteorological Satellite (FYSIC), Beijing 100081, China
  • 2School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
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    Flowchart of retrieval process
    Comparison of aerosol backscatter coefficient profiles at Santa Cruz Tenerife site in three individual cases. (a) June 26th; (b) July 6th; (c) July 11th
    Comparison of aerosol depolarization ratio profiles at Santa Cruz Tenerife site in three individual cases. (a) June 26th; (b) July 6th; (c) July 11th
    Correlation analysis results of MPLNET and TECIS. (a) Backscatter coefficient; (b) depolarization ratio
    Trajectory of TECIS and CALIPSO
    SNR profiles of TECIS and CALIPSO. (a) TECIS; (b) CALIPSO
    Comparison results of total attenuation backscattering coefficients. (a) Logarithmic total attenuation backscatter coefficient profiles of TECIS; (b) logarithmic total attenuation backscatter coefficient profiles of CALIPSO; (c) comparison of total attenuation backscatter coefficient mean profiles between TECIS and CALIPSO at 19°‒20° N, the shaded area represents standard deviation of two satellites
    Inversion results of aerosol depolarization ratio. (a) Profile of aerosol depolarization ratio of TECIS; (b) profile of aerosol depolarization ratio of CALIPSO; (c) comparison of aerosol depolarization ratio mean profiles between TECIS and CALIPSO at 19°‒20°N, and shaded area represents standard deviation within average range of two satellites
    Inversion results of aerosol backscattering coefficient. (a) Profile of logarithmic aerosol backscatter coefficient of TECIS; (b) profile of logarithmic aerosol backscatter coefficient of CALIPSO; (c) comparison of aerosol backscatter coefficient mean profiles between TECIS and CALIPSO at 19°‒20° N, and shaded area represents standard deviation within average range of two satellites
    Correlation analysis results of CALIPSO and TECIS. (a) Backscatter coefficient; (b) depolarization ratio
    • Table 1. Main parameters of multi-beam LiDAR system

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      Table 1. Main parameters of multi-beam LiDAR system

      ParameterValue
      Wavelength /nm532±1
      Pulse energy /mJ>150
      Repetition frequency /Hz20
      Pulse duration /ns4
      Pulse divergence angle /μrad≤200
      Optical efficient /%≥70
      Depolarization detectionParallel and perpendicular polarization
      Horizontal resolution /m355
      Vertical resolution /m15
    • Table 2. Basic information of Santa Cruz Tenerife site

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      Table 2. Basic information of Santa Cruz Tenerife site

      MPLNET Santa Cruz Tenerife site
      Site PI

      Africa Barreto Velasco;

      Margarita Yela Gonzalez

      Latitude28.4720°N
      Longitude16.2470°W
      Altitude/km0.052
      LiDAR serialMPL-44255
      Wavelength/nm532.00
      PolarizationParallel and perpendicular
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    Binglong Chen, Chenxing Zha, Yuegen Bian, Yijie Ren, Lingbing Bu. Aerosol Optical Properties Measurement Using Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite: Retrieval and Validation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(5): 0501002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: May. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 13, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 12, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP241255

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