Lidar measurements of Raman scattering at ultraviolet wavelength from mineral dust over East Asia.
We developed a novel measurement channel that utilizes Raman scattering from silicon dioxide (SiO2) quartz at an ultraviolet wavelength (361 nm). The excitation of the Raman signals is done at the primary wavelength of 355 nm emitted from a lidar instrument. In combination with Raman signals from scattering from nitrogen molecules, we may infer the mineral-quartz-related backscatter coefficient. This technique thus allows us to identify in a comparably direct way the mineral quartz content in mixed pollution plumes that consist, e.g., of a mix of desert dust and urban pollution. We tested the channel for the complex situation of East Asian pollution. We find good agreement of the inferred mineral-quartz-related backscatter coefficient to results obtained with another mineral quartz channel which was operated at 546 nm (primary emission wavelength at 532 nm), the functionality of which has already been shown for a lidar system in Tsukuba (Japan). The advantage of the novel channel is that it provides a better signal-to-noise ratio because of the shorter measurement wavelength.
Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. boyan.tatarov@nies.go.jp
Boyan
B
Tatarov
Detlef
D
Müller
Dong Ho
DH
Shin
Sung Kyun
SK
Shin
Ina
I
Mattis
Patric
P
Seifert
Young Min
YM
Noh
Y J
YJ
Kim
Nobuo
N
Sugimoto
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007834:Lasers; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D011825:Radar; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust; D008903:Minerals