The 6th International Symposium on Atmospheric Light Scattering andRemote Sensing (ISALSaRS'19) was successfully held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, fromJune 17th to 21st, 2019. The conference was hosted byZhejiang University, and co-organized by the Shanghai Institute of Optics andFine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan University, XiamenUniversity, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy ofSciences, Zhejiang Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Lanzhou University,Xi'an University of Technology, Hangzhou Meteorological Bureau and the SecondInstitute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources.The chairman ofthe conference is the Academician Wenqing Liu from the Hefei Institute ofMaterial Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The co-chairman of theconference is Professor Dong Liu from Zhejiang University, China and Dr. WenboSun from Science Systems and Applications, Inc. USA.
The conference attracted more than 250 experts and scholars fromChina, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Finland, Malaysia and othercountries and regions. The conference aims to bring experts and scholars acrossthe globe togetherto promote technical exchanges and cooperation in the fieldsof information science and technology, including atmospheric light scatteringand radiation transmission, atmosphere and ocean remote sensing technology andactive and passive remote sensing systems;toencourage the development ofatmospheric light scattering and remote sensing technology; and to enhance thescientific and technological levels and academic influence of China as well asZhejiang University in related fields.The conference sets a total of seventhemes in atmospheric light scattering and radiation transmission, on-sitemeasurements of atmosphere composition, comprehensive atmosphere observation, lidartechniques for earth observation, active and passive remote sensing technology,middle and upper atmosphere observation, comprehensive atmosphere and oceanremote sensing, receivinga total of 160 abstracts.
At the opening ceremony, Professor Dong Liu, the co-chairman of the conference,delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the host team. He warmly welcomed thedomestic and international experts and scholars, and briefly introduced thearrangement of the conference. During the conference, the invited experts gaveexcellent speeches from different perspectives on the new theories, new methodsand new developments in the fields of atmospheric light scattering andradiation transmission, atmosphere and ocean remote sensing technology, andactive and passive remote sensing systems. The collision of thoughts, and thecommunication of ideas across different research fields, haveled to the furtherdevelopment in the science and technology of atmospheric light scattering andremote sensing.
In the active and passive remote sensing technology section, ProfessorWeibiaoChen from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics introduced the latestprogress in theoretical simulation analysis and experimental research on thewavelength optimization of ocean observing lidar. In addition, Researcher NobuoSugimoto from the National Institute of Environmental Studies of Japan, ProfessorWei Gong from Wuhan University, Researcher Jianguo Liu from Anhui Institute ofOptics and Fine Mechanics, and Professor Zhanqing Li from University of Maryland,also introduced the latest achievements and developments of their teams.
In the comprehensive atmosphere observations section, ProfessorQiang Fu from University of Washington, USA, explained the reason why theCALIPSO and the ground-based Raman lidar have different results in thedetection of the cloud optical thickness. In addition, Dr. Alexander Marshakfrom NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Professor ShuanggenJinfrom NanjingUniversity of Information Science and Technology, Professor Kazuaki Kawamotofrom Nagasaki University, Professor Sungsoo Kim from Kyung Hee University, andAssociate Professor Matthew J. Berg of Kansas State University, also sharedtheir research progress.
In the lidar techniques for earth observation section, Dr. YongxiangHu from NASA Langley Research Center, Dr. Alexei Lyapustin from NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center, Professor Zhongping Lee from University of Massachusetts,Boston, Professor Shaoling Shang from Xiamen University, Associate ProfessorPengwangZhaifrom the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Professor Chao Liu fromNanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Researcher Lei Wang fromSanya Institute of Remote Sensing, and Associate Professor Feiyue Mao fromWuhan University, made brilliant reports and exchanged their thoughts andcomments with attendees.
For the theoretical and experimental research on atmospheric lightscattering and radiation transmission, Dr. Wenbo Sun from Science Systems andApplications, Inc. USA introduced the effects of superthin clouds ontemperature detection and climate system, and demonstrated the long termobservational results using airborne thermal infrared polarization imagingdetectors with corresponding analysis. In addition, Professor Karri Muinonen ofUniversity of Helsinki, Finland, Dr. Xu Liu of NASA Langley Research Center, ResearcherHua Zhang of Chinese Meteorological Institute, Dr. Kuanman Xu of NASA LangleyResearch Center, Professor Songhua Wu of Ocean University of China, Professor JingLi of Peking University, Associate Professor ZhaoaiYan of National SpaceScience Center also exchanged their research experience.
By the end of the conference, experts and scholars made a total of33 invited speeches, 51 oral reports and 59 posters on the theory of lightscattering and radiation transmission in the field of atmospheric lightscattering and remote sensing, active and passive remote sensing technology,new theory, new methods and new progress in ground-based lidar detectiontechnology and methods.
Since 2009, International Symposium onAtmospheric Light Scattering and Remote Sensing has developed a high level ofinfluence at home and abroad over its 10 year history, and has demonstrated far-reachingsignificance in the field of atmospheric light scattering and remote sensing. Ithas become one of the most representative and influential internationalacademic conferences in the field. The successful convening of the ISALSaRS'19provides a platform for the exchange of research experience in differentdisciplines in related fields, and contributes to the promoting exchange andcooperation of global cutting-edge technologies in atmospheric optical remotesensing.