A composite retrieval scheme for ground-based remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol characteristics

In this paper, a composite retrieval scheme was suggested for ground-based optical remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols. This scheme was based on the principle study and numerical simulation of radiative transfer model. From analysis of the sensitivity of optical sky radiance observation to different aerosol characteristics, i.e. optical depth tau, single scattering albedo omega, and scattering phase function P(Theta), we suggested a retrieval procedure, with solar direct, forward scattering as well as downward flux observation via Look Up Table (LUT) from Radiative Model Computation. Preliminary results will be given.