Influence of Atmospheric Transmission on the Accuracy of Lidar Measurements of the Mie Scattering Power by Aerosol Particles

The current issue of improving the lidar measurements accuracy has been considered. For a monostatic aerosol lidar, the degree of influence of atmospheric transmission at the selected laser radiation wavelengths on the lidar signal error has been estimated. Numerical simulation of the lidar equation for Mie scattering by atmospheric aerosol particles during vertical remote sensing of the atmospheric boundary layer up to 1500 m has been carried out. It has been shown that taking into account the measurement error of the extinction coefficient at the selected laser radiation wavelengths leads to limitation of the ranging distances to ensure the specified measurement error of the lidar signal. The results obtained can be applied to the development of new aerosol lidars.