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Vertical distribution of near-ground aerosol backscattering coefficient measured by a CCD side-scattering lidar

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The near-ground aerosols have the most impact on the human beings. Its fine spatial and temporal distribution, with which the environmental and meteorological departments concern themselves most, has not been elaborated very well due to the unavailable measurement tools. We present the continuous observations of the vertical profile of near-ground aerosol backscattering coefficients by employing our self-developed side-scattering lidar system based on charge-coupled device camera. During the experimental period from April 2013 to August 2014, four catalogs of aerosol backscattering coefficient profiles are found in the near ground. The continuous measurement is revealed by the contour plots measured during the whole night. These experimental results indicate that the aerosol backscattering coefficients in near ground are inhomogeneous and vary with altitude and time, which are very useful for the model researchers to study the regional air pollution and its climate impact.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 41175021 and 41005014 and China Special Fund for Meteorological Research in the Public Interest under Grant Nos. GYHY201106002-03 and GYHY201206037-09.

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  1. Department of Basic Sciences, Army Officer Academy, Hefei, 230031, China

    Zongming Tao, Xiaomin Ma, Bo Shi & Huihui Shan

  2. Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China

    Zongming Tao, Dong Liu, Ming Zhao, Chenbo Xie & Yingjian Wang

  3. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

    Yingjian Wang

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Tao, Z., Liu, D., Ma, X. et al. Vertical distribution of near-ground aerosol backscattering coefficient measured by a CCD side-scattering lidar. Appl. Phys. B 120, 631–635 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-015-6175-0

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