Table 3 Errors of various error sources of RRDIAL.

From: Simulation and analysis of the CO2 range-resolved differential absorption lidar system at 2 μm

Error source

Uncertainty

Relative error

Temperature

 − 0.7 to 0.7 K

0.25%

Pressure

 − 0.003 to 0.003 atm

0.25%

Water vapor

 ≤ 100%

0.19%

Linewidth

 ≤ 350 MHz

0.25%

Frequency stability

 ≤ 2.4 MHz

0.08%

Spectral purity

 ≥ 99.78%

0.25%