Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 0601016(2024)
Influence of Aerosol Optical Properties on Retrieval Results of NO2 Mass Concentration in Broadband Differential Absorption Lidar
Fig. 1. Schematic of continuous-wave NO2-DIAL system based on high-power multimode laser diode
Fig. 2. NO2 absorption cross-section (294 K), as well as normalized emission spectra of 450 nm laser diode at λon and λoff wavelengths
Fig. 3. Relationship between aerosol extinction coefficient and wavelength with different Ångström exponents
Fig. 4. Distribution of aerosol extinction coefficient under inhomogeneous atmospheric conditions
Fig. 5. Relationship between simulated atmospheric lidar signals intensity I and distance. (a) Homogeneous distribution of atmospheric aerosol; (b) inhomogeneous distribution of atmospheric aerosol
Fig. 6. Differential absorption curves and segmental fitting. (a) Differential absorption curve and segmental fitting curve when atmospheric aerosol is homogeneously distributed; (b) differential absorption curve and segmental fitting curve when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed; (c) fitting residuals (fitting range is 500 m)
Fig. 7. Relationship between retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration and fitting range when atmospheric aerosol is homogeneously distributed. (a) Retrieval errors of NO2 massconcentration resulted from aerosol extinction coefficient (
Fig. 8. Relationship between aerosol extinction coefficient induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration and wavelength interval, when atmospheric aerosol is homogeneously distributed
Fig. 9. Relationship among aerosol extinction coefficient induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration, Ångström exponent, and aerosol extinction coefficient of atmospheric aerosol, when atmospheric aerosol is homogeneously distributed
Fig. 10. Relationship between aerosol-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration and fitting distance on detection path, when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed. (a) Retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration resulted from aerosol extinction coefficient (
Fig. 11. Aerosol-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration and varies with detecting distance, when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed. (a) Retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration resulted from aerosol extinction coefficient (
Fig. 12. Relationship among aerosol backscattering-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration, Ångström exponent, and atmospheric aerosol mass concentration, when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed and extinction coefficient of atmospheric aerosol in inhomogeneous range is continuously changed (
Fig. 13. Relationship between aerosol-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration and Ångström exponent, when atmospheric aerosol is homogeneously distributed and value of extinction coefficient is 0.3 km-1. (a) Comparison of aerosol extinction coefficient-induced errors obtained by simulated calculation method (
Fig. 14. Aerosol-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration varies with detecting distance, when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed. (a) Comparison of aerosol extinction coefficient-induced errors obtained by simulated calculation method (
Fig. 15. Comparison of aerosol backscattering coefficient-induced errors of NO2 mass concentration obtained by simulated calculation method at different fitting distances (
Fig. 16. Aerosol-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentration varies with detecting distance, when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed. (a) Comparison of aerosol extinction coefficient-induced errors obtained by simulated calculation method of differentiation (
Fig. 17. Aerosol backscattering coefficient-induced retrieval error of NO2 mass concentrations obtained by approximate model method varies with detecting distance with different Ångström exponents, when atmospheric aerosol is inhomogeneously distributed
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Yuan Cheng, Jiheng Yu, Zhenfeng Gong, Liang Mei. Influence of Aerosol Optical Properties on Retrieval Results of NO2 Mass Concentration in Broadband Differential Absorption Lidar[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(6): 0601016
Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics
Received: Jun. 13, 2023
Accepted: Sep. 6, 2023
Published Online: Mar. 15, 2024
The Author Email: Liang Mei (meiliang@dlut.edu.cn)
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