Fernald前向积分用于机载激光雷达气溶胶后向散射系数反演的理论研究

初步反演结果表明,Fernald前向积分法(FFIM)能够用于机载大气探测激光雷达气溶胶后向散射系数的反演,但相应的理论解释没见国内外相关文献报道.根据合肥地基大气探测激光雷达2008年2月27日的探测数据模拟得到的机载激光雷达数据,对FFIE用于机载大气探测激光雷达气溶胶后向散射系数的反演结果进行了定量分析,分析表明:当反演标定点的高度选在10 km左右时,FFIM能够用于机载大气探测激光雷达气溶胶后向散射系数反演的主要原因有3个:1)Fernald前向积分方程(FFIE)分母中两项的差值一般远大于零, 关键词： 大气光学 Fernald前向积分法 机载大气探测激光雷达 气溶胶后向散射系数     

大气气溶胶消光系数检测系统设计

利用半导体激光器照射大气气溶胶试样后光强衰减得到大气气溶胶消光系数。光束经过气溶胶后检测透射方向的光强值,经光电转换、信号调理、AD采样后根据朗伯比尔定理计算气溶胶消光系数。采用双通道测量气溶胶消光系数的方法,减小了由于半导体激光器光强不稳定和大气分子对测量结果的影响。对设计的系统以不同浓度的气溶胶进行了检测,其线性度良好,相对误差小于4%。所设计的大气气溶胶检测装置体积小、操作简单、探测速度快,对监测大气污染和能见度等有一定的应用价值。     

多波长激光雷达探测多种天气气溶胶光学特性与分析

设计和构建了波长为355,532和1064nm的多波长米散射激光雷达系统,并研究了多波长激光雷达信号数据处理和反演算法,实现了对地表气溶胶的探测;利用该激光雷达对2013年冬季西安市上空大气进行了探测,研究分析了雾霾天、晴天和有云天气的混合层高度、气溶胶消光特征和粒径分布特征.分析比较了不同波长探测到的混合层高度变化情况.在雾霾天,大气混合层高度与晴天和有云天相比明显偏低,在0.4 km附近,而晴天的混合层高度有0.5—0.8 km.利用长波(1064 nm/532 nm)段和短波(532 nm/355 nm)段两个ngstrm指数分析了不同天气情况下的粒径分布特征.对于近地层气溶胶,雾霾天的长波ngstrm(1064/532)指数小于短波ngstrm(532/355)指数,而晴天与之相反,说明在近地层雾霾有污染的大气中,存在有较多的粗粒子.在云层中,ngstrm指数明显减小,并且出现负值,说明云粒子半径比较大.     

Raman激光雷达探测气溶胶消光系数求解新方法

利用Raman激光雷达测量的回波数据求解气溶胶消光系数,选用美国标准大气模式时,反演结果有可能会产生较大的误差。提出一种采用温度模式求解Raman激光雷达回波方程探测对流层大气气溶胶消光系数的新方法,并对这种新方法进行了详细的理论推导。通过与利用无线电探空仪测量数据计算的结果进行对比,发现二者具有较好的一致性。理论和实验均表明：通常情况下,采用温度模式方法求解Raman激光雷达方程探测对流层大气气溶胶消光系数是可行的。温度模式方法包含了探测地点的季节和地理海拔因素,较直接采用美国标准大气模式更加符合实际,可以减少反演结果的误差。     

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.     

探测大气气溶胶消光系数的便携式米散射激光雷达

 介绍了一种新型的便携式米散射激光雷达的总体结构及其各部分的功能，分析讨论了该激光雷达在夜晚与白天探测大气气溶胶消光系数垂直廓线的性能。其夜晚的探测高度达到15km左右，白天的探测高度达到10km左右。还可对卷云进行探测，获得卷云的厚度及其峰值消光系数。该激光雷达具有结构紧凑、体积小、重量轻、自动化程度高、探测速度快等优点。     

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.     

High-spectral-resolution rayleigh-mie lidar measurement of vertical aerosol and atmospheric profiles

A new two-channel ground-based high-spectral-resolution Rayleigh-Mie lidar and its operation is described. Upon the inversion of data collected during the night of August 14–15, 1990, with this unique lidar system (553.7 nm), vertical profiles of atmospheric parameters including temperature, potential temperature, pressure and density, as well as aerosol parameters including backscatter-ratio, extinction coefficient and backscatter phase function are determined.     

Multiwavelength lidar for measurements of atmospheric aerosol

We represent the results of our investigations on size distribution of atmospheric aerosol particles by means of a multiwavelength lidar based on Nd : YAG and Ti : Sa lasers equipped with frequency multipliers. The measurements were performed in mountainous areas.     

Ratio of aerosol backscatter to extinction coefficients as determined from angular scattering measurements for use in atmospheric lidar applications

Wavelength dependence as well as relative humidity dependence of aerosol extinction to backscatter ratio was examined. The extinction to backscatter ratio is essential in solving lidar signal and was estimated from aerosol size distribution and refractive index (which were derived from angular light scattering measurements) using the Mie scattering theory. The extinction to backscatter ratios were calculated for wavelengths of 355 nm, 532 nm, 694 nm and 1064 nm, the major laser wavelengths used for lidars, where the refractive indices were assumed to be constant with wavelength. p ]When relating the aerosol extinction ₁ to the backscatter ₁ with a functional form of _{1 1} k ₁, the exponentk ₁ was evaluated by the least square method and tabulated for the four wavelengths. The extinction to backscatter ratio defined asS ₁= ₁/ ₁ was calculated and their dependence on the wavelength and relative humidity was examined. Their dependence on the relative humidity is small whileS ₁ in the average takes the value of 66 (±17), 60 (±13), 52 (±13) and 42 (±11) for the wavelengths 355 nm, 532 nm, 694 nm and 1064 nm, respectively     

青藏高原对流层气溶胶的激光雷达监测与研究

运用激光雷达方程和Fernald方法,对西藏那曲地区和北京地区对流层气溶胶的微脉冲激光雷达(MPL)探测数据进行时空反演和比较,结果表明:气溶胶散射比廓线有着较为相似的结构分布,分层锯齿结构非常明显,主要包括贴地层、气溶胶混合层和气溶胶对流层。那曲测站上空气溶胶散射比在无云条件下最大值基本上保持在2.0左右;在测站上空均存在密度较大且较厚的积云;夏季的混合层或残留层(浅蓝色部分)高度抬高;夏季对流层低层积云的云量和积云出现的概率较冬季要少。     

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.     

大气气溶胶粒子光吸收系数的测量

采用核孔过滤膜累积气溶胶粒子的方法设计了气溶胶粒子光吸收系数的测量系统。该系统由双光路组成,可以减小光路损耗和电路噪声带来的各种测量误差。同时,具有体积小、光路易于调节、可进行实时测量、定标容易等特点。用200和400nm孔径的过滤膜,分别测量了实验室内大气气溶胶粒子对不同波长激光的吸收系数。随着累积时间的增加,系统的测量精度也不断的提高,在累积时间为900s时,系统测量误差为9.849×10-6/m。     

Two-dimensional characterization of atmospheric profile retrievals from limb sounding observations

Limb sounders measure atmospheric radiation that is dependent on atmospheric temperature and constituents that have a radial and angular distribution in Earth-centered coordinates. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of a limb retrieval to radial and angular distributions of trace gas concentrations, we perform and characterize one-dimensional (vertical) and two-dimensional (radial and angular) atmospheric profile retrievals. Our simulated atmosphere for these retrievals is a distribution of carbon monoxide (CO), which represents a plume off the coast of south-east Asia. Both the one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) limb retrievals are characterized by evaluating their averaging kernels and error covariances on a radial and angular grid that spans the plume. We apply this 2D characterization of a limb retrieval to a comparison of the 2D retrieval with the 1D (vertical) retrieval. By characterizing a limb retrieval in two dimensions the location of the air mass where the retrievals are most sensitive can be determined. For this test case the retrievals are most sensitive to the CO concentrations about 2° latitude in front of the tangent point locations. We find the information content for the 2D retrieval is an order of magnitude larger and the degrees of freedom is about a factor of two larger than that of the 1D retrieval primarily because the 2D retrieval can estimate angular distributions of CO concentrations. This 2D characterization allows the radial and angular resolution as well as the degrees of freedom and information content to be computed for these limb retrievals. We also use the 2D averaging kernel to develop a strategy for validation of a limb retrieval with an in situ measurement.     

Preliminary results of a non-spherical aerosol method for the retrieval of the atmospheric aerosol optical properties

There is experimental evidence that the non-sphericity of certain atmospheric particles can cause scattering properties different from those predicted by standard Mie theory. Numerous studies indicate the need to consider the presence of non-spherical particles in modeling the optical properties of atmospheric aerosols. On the other hand, natural aerosols show a great variety of shapes, making difficult a realistic choice of a particle shape (or shape mixture) model. In this paper, we test a parameterization of the particle shape in the retrieval of size distribution, phase function, single scattering albedo and asymmetry parameter from direct and sky-radiance measurements. For this purpose we have substituted the Kernel based on the Mie theory included in the model SKYRAD.PACK by one derived for non-spherical particles. The method is applied under different atmospheric conditions, including Saharan dust outbreak, polluted and local mineral episodes. We compare the results with those obtained by the well known spheroids algorithm used in the AERONET network.     

A method for retrieval of the profiles of atmospheric backscattering coefficients by three-wavelength lidar and nephelometric measurements

A method for retrieval of the profiles of atmospheric aerosol backscattering coefficients β _a along horizontal and inclined paths from the results of three-wavelength probing by laser location systems based on a Nd: YAG laser is proposed. The method uses a power dependence between the spectral values of β _a and includes spectral nephelometric measurements of the scattering coefficients by an angle of 33°, which characterize the relative spectral dependence of aerosol extinction. The sensitivity of this method to spatial variations in the above coefficients, to the deviation of β _a from the dependence used, and to errors in calibration and measurement of signals is studied. The method is demonstrated to be stable both upon using the absolute calibration of the lidar and at an arbitrary position of the reference point.     

从MODIS数据反演粗细粒子气溶胶

陆地气溶胶一般由粗粒子和细粒子气溶胶组成,二者的光学特性并不相似,如何利用卫星观测数据获取粗粒子和细粒子气溶胶是反演中所面临的重要问题.基于AERONET/PHOTONS北京站地面观测数据,本文分析得到了北京地区的气溶胶模式(包括气溶胶复折射指数和谱分布函数),结果表明北京地区的气溶胶呈明显的粗细粒子混合的双峰分布,粗...     

水汽探测拉曼激光雷达的新型光谱分光系统设计与分析

提出并设计了一套新型的大气水汽和气溶胶探测用紫外域拉曼激光雷达系统, 以二向色镜和超窄带滤光片构成高效率拉曼光谱分光系统, 实现激光雷达大气回波信号中米-瑞利散射信号、 氮气和水汽的振动拉曼散射信号的精细分离和高效率提取. 利用美国标准大气的分子散射模型和实测的大气米散射信号模型, 对分光系统的米-瑞利散射信号的抑制率、大气水汽测量的信噪比和误差进行数值仿真设计. 搭建实验系统对西安地区夜间的大气水汽进行实验观测, 并利用有云天气下实测的激光雷达回波信号, 反演获得大气后向散射比和水汽混合比的相关特性, 验证了该拉曼光谱分光系统对米-瑞利信号的抑制率达到10^-7以上量级. 理论和实验结果表明, 设计的新型拉曼光谱分光系统可以在大气后向散射比为17时, 实现水汽探测误差小于15%, 满足拉曼激光雷达系统对大气水汽的高效率探测. 关键词： 拉曼激光雷达 水汽混合比 大气后向散射比     

Determination of aerosol extinction coefficient and mass extinction efficiency by DOAS with a flashlight source

With the method of differential optical absorption spectroscopy （DOAS）, average concentrations of aerosol particles along light path were measured with a flashlight source in Chiba area during the period of one month. The optical thickness at 550 nm is compared with the concentration of ground-measured suspended particulate matter （SPM）. Good correlations are found between the DOAS and SPM data, leading to the determination of the aerosol mass extinction efficiency （MEE） to be possible in the lower troposphere. The average MEE value is about 7.6m^2.g^-1 , and the parameter exhibits a good correlation with the particle size as determined from the wavelength dependence of the DOAS signal intensity.     

Effective lidar ratios of dense dust layers over North Africa derived from the CALIOP measurements

Lidar ratio (i.e., extinction-to-backscatter ratio) is a key parameter required for retrieving extinction profiles and optical depths from elastic backscatter lidar measurements, and the quality of any extinction retrieval depends critically on the accuracy of the assumed or measured lidar ratio. In this study, we analyze the first two and a half years of the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) data acquired during nighttime. Distributions of the effective lidar ratio (ELR), which is the product of the lidar ratio and an instrument-dependent multiple scattering factor, are derived for opaque dust layers observed by CALIOP over the North Africa. The median and mean ELR values are, respectively, 36.4 and 38.5 sr at 532 nm and 47.7 and 50.3 sr at 1064 nm. For these opaque dust layers, the derived ELR decreases as the volume depolarization ratio (VDR) increases, reflecting the impact of multiple scattering within the dense layers. The particulate depolarization ratio is typically ∼0.3 at 532 nm for African dust observed by CALIOP. This ratio can increase to ∼0.4 in the presence of significant multiple scattering. Correspondingly, the calculated ELR will decrease to ∼20 sr at 532 nm and to ∼30 sr at 1064 nm. The median and mean effective lidar ratio values approach, respectively, to 38 and 40 sr at 532 nm and 52 and 55 sr at 1064 nm for smaller VDR values measured in less dense layers where the multiple scattering is relatively insignificant. These values are very close to those derived in previous case studies for moderately dense dust. Case studies are also performed to examine the impacts of multiple scattering. The results obtained are generally consistent with Monte-Carlo simulations.