根据大气观测目标, 从云-气溶胶、风场和大气分子三个主要方向对天基激光雷达在大气环境观测领域的应用、配置和相关技术发展进行了分析, 研究了天基大气环境探测激光雷达的探测机制、技术体制、系统配置、应用现状、适用范围、约束条件等, 提出天基大气环境观测激光雷达载荷研制应根据任务应用需求、科学和工程目标、各技术体制特点和器件及处理技术特点合理制定指标体系, 充分发挥激光技术长项, 与其他载荷手段优化配置, 技术研究方面应扬长补短短, 并在此基础上展望了天基大气环境观测技术和应用的发展趋势、研究热点及其应用拓展。

The applications, configure and technique developments of three main atmospheric environment observation targets(cloud-aerosol, wind field, and atmospheric molecule) were analyzed, and the characteristics and development trend of space-borne atmospheric environment observation lidar were summarized, based on the study of detection principle, technical system, system configure, application state, application scope and constraint condition, etc. Space-borne atmospheric environment observation lidar payloads should be designed according to scientific mission, application requirements and technical characteristics, using the advantages of space-borne lidar, and on the basis, the development trend and research focus of space-borne atmospheric environment observation technology and application were prospected.