Ultraviolet Rayleigh Lidar for Wind and Temperature Measurements

A new method of simultaneous remote sensing of atmospheric wind and temperature by a ultraviolet Rayleigh lidar is described. This technique uses two narrowband filters located at either side of the wings of the Rayleigh backscatter spectrum to analyze Rayleigh backscattering signals. These filters are selected to be greatly sensitive to both velocity and temperature. By measuring the ratio and the sum of the two normalized filtered signals, the line-of-sight wind velocity and temperature profiles can be retrieved. A lidar system is proposed for the wind velocity and temperature measurements in the middle atmosphere, and the simulation results show that the accuracies of velocity and temperature are about 1 m/s and 2 K at the height of 30 km, respectively. The influence of aerosol component has been estimated for clear weather conditions, and with an uncertainty of aerosol component of 15% the errors are about 0.1 m/s and 2 K above the troposphere, respectively.     

基于双F-P干涉仪的多普勒测风激光雷达的性能分析

 自行研制了一台基于双边缘技术的多普勒激光雷达，用于测量对流层大气风场。该雷达采用具有高光谱分辨率的双Fabry-Perot干涉仪来检测气溶胶后向散射的多普勒频移量。给出了多普勒测风激光雷达的结构和参数。利用干涉仪参数讨论了雷达系统的测量精度。实验测定了双干涉仪的频谱曲线。通过计算和分析，由测量的干涉仪频谱曲线的的标准偏差引起的系统测量误差为0.5 m/s。系统的测量误差随着测量的高度和所测速度的增加在增大，在高度10 km测量50 m/s的风速时系统的测量误差小于2 m/s。     

基于菲佐干涉仪测风激光雷达的误差分析

详细分析了基于菲佐(Fizeau)干涉仪测风激光雷达利用条纹重心法反演风速时的方法误差和系统噪声引起的测量误差。提出了方法误差的修正方法,推导出了测量误差理论公式。并用蒙特卡罗方法模拟了低对流层的回波信号,并对其进行条纹重心法风速反演。结果表明:方法误差和气溶胶与分子后向散射比有关,噪声引起的测量误差与信号强度和气溶胶与分子后向散射比有关。在0~5 km,高度采用条纹技术测量的风速误差小于1 m/s。     

Mie-Rayleigh Doppler Wind Lidar with Two Double-edge Interferometers

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Mie-Rayleigh Doppler Wind Lidar with Two Double-edge Interferometers

The Mie-Rayleigh direct detection Doppler lidar (DDDL) with two double-edge etalons is presented. Fabry-Perot (F-P) etalon is used as the spectral analyzer for Doppler measurement formthe aerosol and molecule backscattered signals. The aerosol and molecular backscattering signals are separated by a polarization isolator with less signal decrement, so this system has about same accuracy as individual Rayleigh Doppler lidar or Mie Doppler lidar system. The simulation on a proposed ground-based DDDL at 532 nm shows that the velocity error is less than 2 m/s below 8 km for a 100 m vertical resolution by Mie channel and 2m/s up to 20 km by Rayleigh channel, respectively.     

Wind measurements with incoherent Doppler lidar based on iodine filters at night and day

An incoherent Doppler wind lidar based on the iodine filter at 532 nm is presented for day and night wind measurements, which was developed by the Key Laboratory of Ocean Remote Sensing of Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China. The system operates with a fiber and a narrow-band interference filter to reject daylight. A photon counter is used to improve the detection range. Two iodine filters are used to lock the transmitting laser frequency and to discriminate the Doppler frequency shift, respectively. The method to retrieve the wind profile is described. The detection range of wind profiles (with a 136 m vertical resolution) extends from 100 m to 15 km at night and to 12 km during daytime. The detection range covers the troposphere in the middle and high latitude areas. The comparison experiments between the lidar and radiosonde were performed both during the night and during the day. The standard deviation of the wind direction and speed were 15.5° and 3.1 m/s at night and 15.7° and of 3.2 m/s during the day. This system also has the capability to measure the aerosol backscattering ratio. PACS 42.68.Wt; 92.60.Gn; 92.60.Mt     

双Fabry-Perot标准具在直接测风激光雷达系统中的应用与分析

 简叙了双Fabry-Perot标准具在自行研制的测风激光雷达中检测多普勒频移的原理，给出了测风激光雷达系统的参数,对入射光束的入射角和发散角对标准具频谱曲线的影响进行了分析和稳定性实验，结果显示在短期内不稳定性带来的风速测量误差仅为0.016 m/s。测定了双标准具的频谱曲线，通过对标准具频谱曲线的分析显示:测量误差在测量的动态范围内随着速度的增大而增大，随着测量脉冲次数的增加而减少，同时速度的测量误差随着高度的增加而加大，在5 km时最大测量速度误差为0.6 m/s。     

Correction of temperature influence on the wind retrieval from a mobile Rayleigh Doppler lidar

A mobile Rayleigh Doppler lidar based on double-edge technique is implemented for simultaneously observing wind and temperature at heights of 15 km-60 km away from ground.Before the inversion of the Doppler shift due to wind,the Rayleigh response function should be calculated,which is a convolution of the laser spectrum,Rayleigh backscattering function,and the transmission function of the Fabry-Perot interferometer used as the frequency discriminator in the lidar.An analysis of the influence of the temperature on the accuracy of the Une-of-sight winds shows that real-time temperature profiles are needed because the bandwidth of the Rayleigh backscattering function is temperature-dependent.An integration method is employed in the inversion of the temperature,where the convergence of this method and the high signal-to-noise ratio below 60 km ensure the accuracy and precision of the temperature profiles inverted.Then,real-time and on-site temperature profiles are applied to correct the wind instead of using temperature profiles from a numerical prediction system or atmosphere model.The corrected wind profiles show satisfactory agreement with the wind profiles acquired from radiosondes,proving the reliability of the method.     

星载激光多普勒测风雷达鉴频系统仿真(I):基于Fizeau干涉仪的Mie通道大气风速反演研究

研究了星载激光多普勒测风雷达系统结构,构建了基于Fizeau干涉仪的鉴频仿真系统,仿真研究了Mie通道风速反演算法,并利用无线电探空数据集仿真结果统计分析了Mie通道大气水平视线(HLOS)风速反演误差.仿真和统计结果表明,基于Fizeau干涉仪的Mie通道可反演低对流层大气风速;低对流层HLOS风速误差和标准差分别小于1 m·s-1和2 m·s-1;气溶胶和云的分布影响星载激光多普勒雷达测风误差,可使风速最大偏差增大一倍.     

L625差分吸收激光雷达探测对流层臭氧

介绍了用于探测对流层大气臭氧的L6 2 5差分吸收激光雷达系统 ,叙述了该激光雷达的结构、探测大气臭氧的原理和数据处理方法。利用波长对 2 89～ 2 99nm和 2 89～ 30 8nm对合肥上空中、上部对流层的臭氧进行了对比测量。测量结果表明 ,这两对波长的测量结果差别约在 10 %左右。分析了 2 89～ 30 8nm波长对测量臭氧的结果和误差。 10km以下 ,2 89～ 30 8nm波长对测量的对流层臭氧统计误差绝对值一般小于 2× 10 11molecules/cm3 ,忽略气溶胶影响引起的相对系统误差一般小于 4 %。给出和分析了合肥地区对流层 5～ 15km臭氧柱含量的季节变化特征 ,柱含量最大的月份一般出现在第二季度 ,柱含量最小的月份一般出现在第三季度。     

Measurements of aerosol distribution by an elastic-backscatter lidar in summer 2008 in Beijing

Elastic lidar observations of profiles of the aerosol extinction, backscattering coefficients, and the lidar ratio have been performed in Beijing. The elastic lidar transmitts wavelengths of 532 and 355 nm. The measurement altitude can reach up to 6 km. The similarity of the extinction and baekscattering profiles suggests a close relation between the mean transmission and reflection properties. The lidar ratio on July 22, 2008 varied from 10 to 30 sr with the mean value of 20 sr. The profiles of the aerosol properties indicate the cirrus at 6 km altitude and a well-mixed boundary layer from July 22 to 24, 2008. The detected boundary layer also agrees well with the high and stable ozone concentration obtained from the differential optical absorption spectroscopy （DOAS） system.     

星载激光多普勒测风雷达鉴频系统仿真(Ⅱ):基于Fabry-Perot标准具的Rayleigh通道大气风速反演研究

基于星载激光多普勒测风雷达工作原理,构建了基于连续双通道Fabry-Perot(F-P)标准具的鉴频仿真系统,仿真研究了Rayleigh通道大气风速反演算法,系统分析了Rayleigh-Brillouin效应和Mie干扰信号对Rayleigh通道反演大气视线(LOS)风速的影响,并利用无线电探空数据集仿真结果统计分析了Rayleigh通道大气水平视线(HLOS)风速反演误差.结果表明,基于连续双通道F-P标准具的Rayleigh通道可反演中高层大气风速;Rayleigh-Brillouin效应和Mie干扰信号影响Rayleigh通道LOS风速反演精度;Rayleigh通道风速反演对温度精度要求最高,在晴空条件下可忽略Mie干扰信号的影响;不考虑Brillouin效应时,高度2 km以下Rayleigh通道无法反演HLOS风速,高度2 km以上Rayleigh通道反演的HLOS风速误差小于0.4 m·s-1,风速标准差在1—4 m·s-1之间;同Mie通道一样,气溶胶和云的分布影响Rayleigh通道HLOS风速反演误差.研究结果对发展星载激光雷达测风技术具有重要参考意义.     

一种无需定标的地基激光雷达气溶胶消光系数精确反演方法

如何对低云下雾霾的激光雷达探测数据进行准确定标,一直是米散射激光雷达数据反演中一个有待解决的问题.对于低云和雾霾同时出现的天气,激光很难穿透云层,不能利用大气清洁层对激光雷达信号定标.而对于探测高度小于6 km的便携式米散射激光雷达,由于探测高度较低,也很难利用大气清洁层对激光雷达数据进行定标.本文根据Fernald前向积分方程的特点,提出了一种气溶胶消光系数迭代算法.通过对反演过程进行特定设置,每经过一次迭代,利用气溶胶消光系数迭代算法得到的气溶胶消光系数反演值与其真实值之间的差值就会相应减小.经过几次迭代后,气溶胶消光系数反演值与真实值之间的差值就会小到可以忽略不计.初步反演结果表明:利用气溶胶消光系数迭代算法,无需对激光雷达探测数据定标就能精确反演出气溶胶消光系数廓线.     

Rayleigh散射Doppler激光雷达风场反演方法改进

在Rayleigh散射Doppler激光雷达的风场反演过程中,除了温度、压强等因素之外,风速反演结果的 准确性还受到Mie散射信号的影响．当Mie散射信号较强时,尤其是遇到高层云或火山灰等情况,如果仍不考虑 气溶胶信号,由于温度不确定度和气溶胶信号的综合影响,风速反演结果将与真值偏差很大．本文提出了利用 激光雷达在垂直方向的测量信号同时反演后向散射比和大气温度的非线性迭代算法,并优化给出了最佳的 初始发射激光工作点．仿真试验结果表明:该方法可以准确有效地反演后向散射比;将该方法结合非线性迭代 风速反演方法,可以有效消除气溶胶后向散射信号的影响,进一步提高大气风速和温度的反演精度．     

相干激光雷达中最大似然离散谱峰值估计及Monte Carlo仿真

相干测风激光雷达中一个核心的问题是从微弱的气溶胶后向散射信号中估计出风速。基于零均值复高斯随机过程协方差矩阵统计模型的后向散射信号,首先讨论了最大似然(ML)离散谱峰值(DSP)风速估计算法的克拉美-罗下界(CRLB)与由Fisher信息矩阵论得到的精确CRLB之间的关系。其次,对于ML DSP估计应用于相干测风激光雷达中协方差矩阵统计模型的后向散射信号时,使用计算机Monte Carlo仿真的方法研究了风速估计的概率密度函数。分别讨论了信噪比、激光脉冲累积发数和发射激光脉冲宽度对ML DSP风速估计性能的影响。计算仿真结果表明:ML DSP风速估计的CRLB低于精确的CRLB;在信噪比为-20dB,100发激光脉冲累积和信噪比为-30dB,10 000发激光脉冲累积条件下,ML DSP风速估计中"坏"的估计值所占的比例都为0,"好"的估计值的标准差分别为0.62m/s和0.50m/s。     

基于菲佐干涉仪与多通道光电倍增管阵列的多普勒频移检测技术

提出了基于菲佐干涉仪和多通道光电倍增管(PMT)阵列探测器组合的多普勒频移检测的方案,适用于风速测量的直接探测多普勒激光雷达。首先介绍了工作原理,再根据菲佐干涉仪光谱特征对频移检测用干涉仪进行了优化设计,优化设计的菲佐干涉仪腔长150mm、平板反射率0．755。对提出的菲佐干涉仪和多通道光电倍增管阵列探测器组合的方案进行了数值模拟,以分子散射作为背景噪声,计算了该方法的风速测量误差。模拟结果表明,设计的基于菲佐干涉仪的直接探测多普勒测风激光雷达,在30 s的积分时间内、探测高度5 km以下,风速测量误差可以达到0．56 m/s。     

Low tropospheric wind measurement with Mie Doppler Lidar

A double edge Mie Doppler lidar at 1064 nm was developed in Hefei, China in 2005 for low tropospheric wind measurement. Intercomparison experiments with a wind profiler and a wiresonde were held. Intercomparisons of concurrent lidar and other instrument observations show good agreement with expected measurement accuracy. The examples of validated lidar wind profiles obtained during these experiments as well as an example of continuous wind observations are presented. The instrument has demonstrated the capability of atmospheric wind field measurement from 0.2 to 5 km altitude, achieving below 2 m/s accuracy with 1 min averaging and 21.2 m vertical resolution.     

Aerosol sounding with a lidar system based on a DF laser

These are the first experimental data obtained with a mobile aerosol lidar system based on a multiwavelength DF laser (λ=3.6–4.2 μm). The use of a polychromator and 10-channel recording system allowed us to determine the spectrum of aerosol backscattering by using only a single pulse of sounding laser radiation. The backscattering signals have been obtained from simulated aerosol clouds of different substances at a distance of 0.7 km. The obtained data confirm the applicability of aerosol backscattering spectra for recognition of aerosol impurities in the atmosphere. Satisfactory agreement between the measured and theoretically predicted spectral behavior of backscattering was attained under the assumption that our aerosol particles had been coated with a water layer 10 μm thick. PACS 84.40.Xb     

激光雷达测量大气温度的傅里叶分析方法

 在对流层(小于12km），由于大气中气溶胶的存在，传统的利用大气中瑞利散射光谱测量大气温度的方法具有一定的局限性。借助傅里叶分析方法对不同高度的大气后向散射光谱通过碘吸收池所产生的不同透过率曲线进行处理，同时考虑了对流层中气溶胶的影响，可得到对流层中不同高度、不同大气后向散射比条件下的温度轮廓线。