Abstract:Based on the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Level 2 5 km Aerosol Layer and Level 3 Aerosol Profile products for the decade (2014—2023), the spatio-temporal distribution and aerosol optical properties in Guizhou are analyzed. The results showed that: (1) The high values of aerosol optical depth in Guizhou are mainly concentrated in Qianxinan, Qiannan (significant in spring and summer) and Guiyang (significant in winter); (2) Between 2014 and 2023, AOD in Zunyi and Qiannan showed an upward trend, while AOD in Qiandongnan and Tongren showed a downward trend, and the overall trend of AOD in Guiyang over the past decade was not significant; (3) The aerosol extinction coefficient in Guizhou decreases with increasing height. The annual extinction contributions of dust, polluted dust, and elevated smoke are 8%, 29%, and 21%, respectively; (4) In the longitudinal distribution, the height of the aerosol extinction layer rises gradually from east to west as the altitude increases; In the latitudinal distribution, the weak extinction layer lifts higher in lower latitudes; (5) The larger particulate depolarization ratio (0.0~1.0) indicates stronger irregularity of particles, the particulate depolarization ratio of aerosol particles in Guizhou is relatively small (mean value 0.098), indicating weaker irregularity. The color ratio (0.0~4.0) increases as particle size increases, and the color ratio of aerosol particles in Guizhou is relatively small (mean value 0.738), indicating smaller particle size.