Author Affiliations
1School of Environmental Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China2Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China3Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230037, China4Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China5Zhejiang Meteorology Science Institute, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Theoretical calculation of PBLH retrieved by WCT from simulated RCS. (a)(b) Simulated RCS intensity and corresponding PBLH profile without a backscatter layer above PBLH; (c)(d) simulated RCS intensity and corresponding PBLH with a backscatter layer above PBLH
Fig. 2. PBLH retrieved by gradient, WCT and 2D matrix methods from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength of DMPRL during 10:00 to 19:00 on July 1, 2013. (a) Intensity of RCS at 532 nm wavelength; (b) intensity of RCS at 1064 nm wavelength; (c) PBLH at 532 nm wavelength; (d) PBLH at 1064 nm wavelength
Fig. 3. PBLH retrieved by gradient, WCT and 2D matrix methods from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength of DMPRL during 6:00 to 12:00 on August 13, 2013. (a) Intensity of RCS at 532 nm wavelength; (b) intensity of RCS at 1064 nm wavelength; (c) PBLH at 532 nm wavelength; (d) PBLH at 1064 nm wavelength
Fig. 4. PBLH correlation between WCT and 2-D matrix methods from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength on July 1, 2013 (Case 1) and on August 13, 2013 (Case 2), in which the average time is 15 min, and the error bar represents the standard deviation. (a) PBLH at 1064 nm wavelength (b) PBLH at 532 nm wavelength
Fig. 5. PBLH correlation between 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength
Fig. 6. PBLH retrieved from RCS at 532 nm wavelength and 1064 nm wavelength and surface temperature versus time in two cases. (a) 10:00 to 18:00 on July 1, 2013; (b) 6:00 to 11:00 on August 13, 2013
Subsystem | Parameter | Item |
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| Wavelength | 1064 nm/532 nm | | Pulse energy | 100 mJ@1064nm/100 mJ@532 nm | Transmitter system | Pulse frequency | 20 Hz | | Divergence | <0.3 mrad | | Linear polarization | >99%@532 nm | | Diameter | 300 mm | Receiver system | Field of view | <0.5 mrad | | Filter bandwidth | 0.3 nm@532 nm/0.3 nm@607 nm/0.5 nm@1064 nm | | Optical sensor | PMT/APD | Data acquisition system | Sample rate | 20 MHz | | Resolution | 16 bit |
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Table 1. Parameters of the DMPRL system