Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics ›› 2012, Vol. ›› Issue (3): 203-207.

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Cloud Phase Discrimination Algorithm Research Based on CALIPSO Data

LIANG Xiao-fang1,3 MA Jin-ji2,3   

  1. (1 College of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China;
    2 College of Territorial Resources and Tourism, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241003, China;
    3 Anhui Key Laboratory of Natural Disaster Process and Prevention, Wuhu, Wuhu 241003, China)
  • Received:2011-10-10 Revised:2011-12-28 Online:2012-05-28 Published:2012-05-24

Abstract:

According to cloud particle depolarization theory of polarization lidar, and use of the relationships between layer-integrated attenuated backscatter( ) and layer-integrated depolarization ratio ( ) of a two dimensional threshold and their spatial coherence analysis technique, a cloud phase discrimination algorithm using CALIPSO data was established. The testing retrieval sample of CALIPSO data of China region on March 3, 2010 used for the new algorithm were mainly derived from CALIPSO cloud phase product. The results show the new cloud phase discrimination algorithm based on CALIIPSO data has superior accuracy.

Key words: depolarization, lidar, retrieval, cloud phase

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