Call for Papers

The ILRC is the conference of the International Coordination Group on Laser Atmospheric Studies (ICLAS), a working group of the International Radiation Commission (IRC), International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). The ILRC32 is hosted by the Laser Radar Society of Japan (LRSJ).
The conference topics will cover all lidar-related topics including

• Advances in lidar techniques and methodologies
• Current and future space lidar missions
• Airborne lidar investigations, large scale field experiments
• Ground-based lidars and networking
• Lidar studies of clouds, aerosols and their interaction
• Wind and turbulence measurements
• Water vapor, temperature, wind measurements for meteorological studies and applications
• Greenhouse and trace gases monitoring
• Atmospheric boundary layer and air pollution measurements
• Lidar observations in the stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
• Model validation and data assimilation using lidar
• Signal processing and AI/ML techniques for lidar data analysis
• Quantum and superconducting technologies for lidar applications
• Forest, ocean, land surface, and biological applications
• Synergistic use of lidar and other instruments
• Other topics in lidar applications

Potential authors are invited to submit 4-page abstracts related to the conference topics.
The papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee according to scientific content, suitability for the Conference, and the presentation form (oral or poster).
Oral presentations will be limited to one per speaker.
Please indicate in the submission form whether oral or poster presentation is preferred and the topic related to the submitted paper.
All papers, in pdf format, must be received by January 5, 2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the principal author identified on the submission form by April 6, 2026.
The final version of the paper with the possible corrections must be received by April 30, 2026.

Preparation of manuscripts

All papers should be in English. The paper must be prepared following the format of the template found in the following link.
[Template_ILRC32_abstract.docx]
The number of pages should not exceed 4. The authors must include all text, equations, drawings, figures and references in the 4-page abstracts.
Authors should submit the papers electronically in PDF - portable document format - format only.
The papers should be submitted in the Resistration & Paper Submission page.
(Registration and Paper submission will open on November 5, 2025.)