日盲紫外域拉曼激光雷达探测大气水汽技术研究

拉曼激光雷达通过探测与水汽浓度相关的大气水汽振动拉曼散射回波信号,可实现大气水汽混合比廓线的探测。然而由于振动拉曼信号非常微弱,在白天测量时振动拉曼散射光谱会淹没在太阳背景光中,多在夜间测量。为实现大气水汽的全天时测量,设计开发一套日盲紫外波段拉曼激光雷达系统。该系统选择Nd∶YAG脉冲激光器的四倍频输出-266.0 nm日盲紫外波段作为拉曼激光雷达系统的激励波长,采用镀高增益介质膜的牛顿式望远镜作为接收器,同时利用二向色镜和超窄带干涉滤光片设计高效率的高光谱分光系统,实现了大气氧气、氮气和水汽振动拉曼散射回波信号277.5,283.6和294.6 nm的精细提取。计算仿真结果表明,臭氧吸收对日盲紫外域拉曼激光雷达探测存在一定的影响,主要是探测距离的影响;氮气通道不受白天太阳背景光噪声的影响;水汽通道存在少量太阳背景光噪声,对系统探测距离略有影响。而系统信噪比计算结果表明,设计的日盲紫外域拉曼激光雷达系统可实现白天3.5 km大气水汽的探测。实际进行水汽探测时,可利用氮气和氧气通道反演出臭氧浓度廓线,修正臭氧对发射波长、各通道拉曼散射波长的吸收,进一步提升系统的探测能力和探测精度。     

基于小波去噪算法的全天时大气水汽拉曼激光雷达探测与分析

提出了一种基于小波阈值去噪算法的白天太阳背景光滤波抑制方法,实现对拉曼回波信号中真实信号与噪声的分离,并有效滤除白天背景噪声。基于西安理工大学大气水汽探测拉曼激光雷达系统的全天时实测数据,详细讨论了分解层数、小波基函数、阈值函数以及阈值选取方法等因素对白天探测回波信号去噪结果的影响,对去噪前后信号进行分析并对去噪评价函数进行对比,当利用小波基sym6、分解层数为5层,并采用改进阈值函数和改进通用阈值方法的最优条件时,可实现对白天水汽拉曼散射信号和米-瑞利散射信号较好的去噪效果。讨论了小波去噪前后大气水汽混合比反演廓线和激光雷达水汽探测信噪比(SNR)的结果,分析表明利用该去噪系统得到的白天激光雷达水汽探测SNR提高约3.4倍,水汽探测距离可从1.5~2km提高到3km以上。开展全天时激光雷达连续探测实验和去噪处理,获得了24h边界层内大气水汽混合比的连续变化特性,并得到与近地面气象站数据的较一致的结果,充分验证了小波去噪算法应用于全天时大气水汽探测的可行性和有效性。     

全光纤拉曼测温激光雷达分光系统设计

设计了一个532.25nm波长的转动拉曼激光雷达用新型全光纤分光系统,对强背景噪音下微弱的转动拉曼信号进行高精度提取,以用于探测大气温度。该新型全光纤分光系统由3个光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)及光纤环行器构成,利用FBG的波长选择特性,可高精度剔除大气回波信号中的米氏散射、瑞利散射信号成份,分离出中心波长分别为530.6nm和528.8nm的转动拉曼散射信号,用于反演大气温度。通过对分光系统进行参数优化设计和数值计算,表明基于FBG的分光系统可以对回波信号中的米氏散射、瑞利散射信号进行高达7个数量级以上的抑制,满足转动拉曼测温激光雷达对米氏散射、瑞利散射信号的高精度剔除。     

基于拉曼激光雷达的大气温度和水汽反演分析

为了同时测量大气温度,水汽和大气气溶胶,中国科学院安徽光学精密机械研究所中国科学院大气光学中心研制了一台多功能拉曼激光雷达。该激光雷达采用多腔干涉滤光片的高性能光谱盒,同时按小角度入射顺序安装,分离不同波长的激光雷达回波信号,并能高效率地提取信号。利用该台拉曼激光雷达进行连续观测,分析了大气温度、水汽混合比的垂直分布。研究结果表明:探测时间为5分钟,激光能量为200 mJ时,激光雷达和无线电探空仪测得的平均偏差很小, 10 km以下的总体趋势相似,同时观测到逆温层位于对流层低层。在干净天的条件下, 6.2 km高度下的夜间统计温度误差在1K以下;在轻微雾霾天的条件下, 2.5 km高度下的夜间统计温度误差在1 K以下。水汽探测过程中,激光雷达在4 km以内的相对误差不超过5%, 7.5 km以内的相对误差不超过20%。连续观测结果验证了拉曼激光雷达的可靠性,实现了对流层大气参数的实时测量。     

全天时喇曼激光雷达探测大气水汽的技术实现及分光系统设计

为实现大气水汽的全天时测量,选用Nd∶YAG脉冲激光器的四倍频输出266.0nm作为激励光源,设计日盲紫外域喇曼激光雷达系统.由于低层大气污染造成的臭氧污染,通过增加大气氧气的振动喇曼散射信号测量通道,实时反演近地表臭氧浓度的分布,为修正激光雷达方程中的臭氧吸收提供解决方案.同时,选用高光谱分辨率光栅和窄带宽激光反射镜设计光栅光谱仪作为激光雷达的分光系统.仿真计算表明,入射角为10°时,设计的光栅光谱仪可有效分离并提取氧气、氮气和水汽的振动喇曼散射回波信号,日盲紫外喇曼激光雷达系统可实现全天时状态下2km高度范围内大气水汽的廓线探测.     

振动拉曼散射信号反演激光雷达几何因子分析

利用研制的探测大气二氧化碳廓线的振动拉曼激光雷达系统采集的氮气分子振动拉曼散射信号,结合激光雷达探测时的大气消光数据,反演求出激光雷达的几何因子曲线。并对气溶胶波长指数变化对振动拉曼信号反演几何因子造成的影响进行分析与估算。气溶胶消光波长指数变化对振动拉曼散射信号反演几何因子会带来较大的误差影响。当气溶胶消光波长指数或其谱分布确定时,振动拉曼散射信号反演几何因子具有简便、可靠等优点,在振动拉曼激光雷达系统几何因子确定中可以充分应用此方法。     

基于火星巡视器车载激光诱导击穿光谱仪系统设计米散射激光雷达可行性研究

火星大气气溶胶的地基探测对研究火星大气环境具有重要意义,为了能够在节约火星巡视器/着陆器体积、重量的条件下进行气溶胶探测,论证了基于巡视器车载激光诱导击穿光谱仪系统设计米散射激光雷达方案的可行性。所设计的米散射激光雷达系统使用巡视器车载激光诱导击穿光谱仪的既有硬件资源,加入分光元件和探测器模块,构成与激光诱导击穿光谱仪系统集成的米散射激光雷达,米散射激光雷达与激光诱导击穿光谱仪在火星地表分时工作,互不影响。为了论证所设计的米散射激光雷达的探测性能,对Phoenix火星探测任务中独立的米散射激光雷达得到的一组原始回波信号数据进行了处理,反演得到一组典型火星大气消光系数廓线,结合消光系数廓线与系统硬件参数计算了所设计的米散射激光雷达的回波信噪比,结果表明该系统在所用原始数据被记录的当日在火星大气边界层顶4 km高度处信噪比达到26 dB,在10 km高度附近下降到0 dB,说明基于火星巡视器车载激光诱导击穿光谱仪系统设计米散射激光雷达进行气溶胶探测具有现实可行性。对比Phoenix的独立米散射激光雷达设计方案,基于激光诱导击穿光谱仪的米散射激光雷达不但能够节省巡视器体积、重量,而且发射能量更高,回波接收方案更为简单,数据反演步骤更为简洁。     

对流层高度大气温度、湿度和气溶胶的拉曼激光雷达系统

为了实现大气温度、水汽(相对湿度)和气溶胶的实时同步探测研究,成功研制了一台日常观测的多参数探测拉曼激光雷达,采用高性能二向色镜和窄带干涉滤光片组成高光谱分辨率高效率拉曼分光系统,实现独立5通道大气回波信号的高精细分光和高效率提取,并研发了多参数同步反演算法,获得了大气水汽密度、温度和气溶胶消光系数廓线,结合水汽密度和温度得到了同时刻大气相对湿度的垂直变化特性。利用该系统在晴天和有云条件下对西安局地进行初步实验观测,获得温湿度及气溶胶廓线以及云层内水汽与逆温层的高度关系。实验结果表明,在探测时间15 min和激光能量150 m J的条件下,系统在晴天条件可实现高度16 km以下大气温度和湿度的同步探测,在有云条件下系统可实现大气底层和云层顶逆温层的精确探测,并可获得高层云层内和水汽层内大气水汽密度和相对湿度的同步增长趋势。实验数据与当地探空数据的多次随机比对在大气温度、湿度廓线上取得了较好的一致性,充分验证了该拉曼激光雷达实现对流层高度大气多参数同步探测的有效性和系统的可靠性。使用该系统可有效开展区域性大气的观测研究,为大气气候变化以及雾霾生消过程的研究提供可靠的实时探测数据。     

对流层高度大气温度、湿度和气溶胶的拉曼激光雷达系统EI北大核心CSCD

为了实现大气温度、水汽(相对湿度)和气溶胶的实时同步探测研究,成功研制了一台日常观测的多参数探测拉曼激光雷达,采用高性能二向色镜和窄带干涉滤光片组成高光谱分辨率高效率拉曼分光系统,实现独立5通道大气回波信号的高精细分光和高效率提取,并研发了多参数同步反演算法,获得了大气水汽密度、温度和气溶胶消光系数廓线,结合水汽密度和温度得到了同时刻大气相对湿度的垂直变化特性。利用该系统在晴天和有云条件下对西安局地进行初步实验观测,获得温湿度及气溶胶廓线以及云层内水汽与逆温层的高度关系。实验结果表明,在探测时间15 min和激光能量150 m J的条件下,系统在晴天条件可实现高度16 km以下大气温度和湿度的同步探测,在有云条件下系统可实现大气底层和云层顶逆温层的精确探测,并可获得高层云层内和水汽层内大气水汽密度和相对湿度的同步增长趋势。实验数据与当地探空数据的多次随机比对在大气温度、湿度廓线上取得了较好的一致性,充分验证了该拉曼激光雷达实现对流层高度大气多参数同步探测的有效性和系统的可靠性。使用该系统可有效开展区域性大气的观测研究,为大气气候变化以及雾霾生消过程的研究提供可靠的实时探测数据。     

紫外域波长选择对全天时水汽拉曼激光雷达探测性能的影响

Nd∶YAG激光器三倍频输出的354.7nm光和四倍频输出的266.0nm光都位于紫外波段,都可作为水汽拉曼激光雷达的激励光源;从水汽拉曼激光雷达系统的实际建设出发,分别从后向散射系数、消光系数、大气透过率、臭氧吸收和太阳背景噪声等方面对激光雷达系统的探测性能进行分析,探讨354.7nm和266.0nm激光光源对拉曼激光雷达开展全天时大气水汽探测的影响。结果表明:在水汽探测中,266.0nm及其对应的氧气、氮气和水汽拉曼波长均位于日盲紫外区内,不受太阳背景噪声的影响,但会受到臭氧吸收的影响;354.7nm波段无臭氧吸收,但会受到太阳背景噪声的影响;在分光系统参数一致的情况下,激光雷达系统选用266.0nm波段激光光源时,白天水汽的有效探测距离为2.7km,选用354.7nm波段激光光源时,有效探测距离仅为0.6km;日盲紫外波长的选择可有效提高白天水汽拉曼激光雷达的探测距离,实现水汽的全天时探测。     

A detection of atmospheric relative humidity profile by UV Raman lidar

A new spectroscopic filter constructed with a high-spectral-resolution grating and two narrow-band mirrors is designed to separate the elastic scattering and the vibrational Raman scattering spectra in an ultraviolet (UV) Raman lidar system. The density of humidity and water vapor mixing ratio are calculated from the vibrational Raman scattering signals of N₂ and H₂O. Water vapor mixing ratio is retrieved from this development. With this measured water vapor mixing ratio, the relative humidity is calculated with atmospheric temperature profile obtained by another Raman temperature lidar. Preliminary experiments and comparison results between lidar and radiosonde showed that the UV Raman lidar system has the capability for profiling the water vapor mixing ratio up to a height of 2 km with less than 10% of the uncertainty under the conditions of laser energy of 300 mJ and signal-averaging time of 10 min.     

Combined raman elastic-backscatter LIDAR for vertical profiling of moisture,aerosol extinction,backscatter, and LIDAR ratio

A combined Raman elastic-backscatter lidar has been developed. A XeCl excimer laser is used as the radiation source. Inelastic Raman backscatter signals are spectrally separated from the elastic signal with a filter or grating polychromator. Raman channels can be chosen to register signals from CO₂, O₂, N₂, and H₂O. Algorithms for the calculation of the water-vapor mixing ratio from the Raman signals and the particle extinction and backscatter coefficients from both elastic and inelastic backscatter signals are given. Nighttime measurements of the vertical humidity distribution up to the tropopause and of particle extinction, backscatter, and lidar ratio profiles in the boundary layer, in high-altitude water and ice clouds, and in the stratospheric aerosol layer are presented. Daytime boundary-layer measurements of moisture and particle extinction are made possible by the improved daylight suppression of the grating polychromator. Test measurements of the CO₂ mixing ratio indicate the problems for the Raman lidar technique in monitoring other trace gases than water vapor.     

Study of atmospheric water in gaseous and. liquid state by using combined elastic–Raman. depolarization lidar

A combined elastic–Raman lidar system based on a tripled Nd:YAG laser is used for the separate detection of elastic backscatter and Raman signals from atmospheric nitrogen, water vapor and liquid water and for their depolarization measurement. Vertical profiles of water-vapor and liquid-water content measured under clear-sky conditions behave differently: inside the boundary layer the ratio of liquid-water to water-vapor Raman backscatters rises with altitude. The depolarization measurements bring additional information about atmospheric scattering. The observed depolarization ratio of the water-vapor Raman signal is about 14%, while for liquid water this ratio varies in the 30–75% range, which exceeds the depolarization of bulk water and is attributed to the water-aerosol effects. Raman contours of water vapor and liquid water are partially overlapped, and bleed-through of liquid-water Raman backscatter leads to enhancement of depolarization of the water-vapor Raman signal. This parameter may be used as a convenient indicator of liquid-water interference in water-vapor measurements. Received: 12 December 2000 / Revised version: 27 September 2001 / Published online: 7 November 2001     

Measurements for profiles of aerosol extinction coefficient,backscatter coefficient,and lidar ratio over Wuhan in China with Raman/Mie lidar

<正>The profiles of aerosol extinction,backscatter coefficient,and lidar ratio in the lower troposphere over Wuhan are measured by a multi-channel Raman/Mie lidar.Using the lidar ratio retrieved by Raman scattering principle,the profiles of aerosol extinction and backscatter coefficients are also retrieved by Mie scattering signals,without a prior assumption about their relation in the traditional pure Mie signals data analyses.The observations by both Raman and Mie are in good agreement with each other.The high coherence shows that the system is reliable,and the Mie and Raman channels are in good adjustment and have the same field of view.     

New multi-quantum number rotational Raman lidar for obtaining temperature and aerosol extinction and backscattering scattering coefficients

Aerosol and temperature are important parameters for forecasting the weather. Rotational Raman signals of atmospheric molecules and an elastic signal of the molecule and aerosol give good information about the temperature and aerosol extinction and backscattering coefficients. For a rotational Raman signal, we have designed a new kind of lidar signal receiving system which can sum different rotational quantum numbers from J=2, to 9 and J=11, to 20. This integration signal gives a good signal to noise ratio when compared with the temperature lidar system which use an interference filter for a single quantum number. From this new system, we can obtain the temperature parameter and aerosol scattering coefficient with good signal to noise ratio the (SNR) with a normal laser and a small telescope up to several kilometers. Temperature profiles and aerosol profiles show different shapes in different weather conditions. PACS 42.62.Fi; 42.68.Jg; 42.68.Ge; 42.15.Eq; 42.58.Wt     

紫外域激光雷达探测西安城区上空大气气溶胶时空剖面

开发了一套紫外域波长的米散射激光雷达系统,探测西安城区上空大气气溶胶污染物质的光学特性及时空变化.系统选用对人眼较为安全的355 nm波长激光作光源,采用高光谱分辨率光栅,并借助光阑,将接收到的主要大气回波信号谱线（米散射和瑞利散射光谱与白天太阳背景光）从空间分离,剔除大部分太阳背景噪音,提高系统的白天探测能力.通过对西安城区上空的气溶胶时空变化特性进行24 h连续观测,采用Klett方法反演得到气溶胶消光系数,首次测得西安城区不同时刻消光系数的高度分布剖面图以及24 h内气溶胶相对质量密度的时空变化特性.     

Measurement of tropospheric CO2 and aerosol extinction profiles with Raman lidar

A prototype Raman lidar was designed for monitoring tropospheric CO2 profile and other scientific investigatious.The third harmonic of Nd:YAG laser (354.7-nm wavelength) was used as stimulated light source to provide nighttime measurements.Filter with high rejection ratio performance was used to extract CO2 Raman signals from Rayleigh-Mie scattering signals effectively.To improve the real time monitoring function,a two-channel signal collection system was designed to collect CO2 and N2 Raman scattering signals simultaneously. The N2 Raman scattering signals were used to retrieve aerosol extinction coefficient.Typical features of CO2 concentration profile and aerosol extinction coefficient in Herei were presented.The mixing ratio of atmospheric CO2 in Hefei can reach about 360-400 ppmv.     

基于取样光纤布拉格光栅的全光纤拉曼测温分光系统设计及优化

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基于拉曼激光雷达的大气三相态水同步精细探测分光系统的设计与仿真分析

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