Ozone profiles obtained with the DIAL (Differential Absorption Lidar) system at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan (36°N, 140°E) were compared with data provided by the satellite sensor SAGE II. The SAGE II data were selected based on criteria of spatial and temporal differences between the DIAL and the SAGE II measurements : five degrees in latitude and fifteen degrees in longitude, within a latitudinal band from 31° to 41°N, and within one, three and five days after or before the DIAL measurements. Results show very good agreement for the individual and the zonal-mean profiles. The average mean difference between the DIAL and the SAGE II measurements over the altitudes 15-50 km was about 10%.