Two　dimensional　temperature　and　concentration　distributions　are　important　parameters　for　pulverized　coal　combustion　used　for　power　plant　to　understand　the　combustion　field　and　develop　the　high　efficient　combustion　technologies.　However,　it　is　difficult　to　measure　two　dimensional　temperature　and　concentration　in　pulverized　coal　combustion　field　using　conventional　measurement　technologies　because　pulverized　coal　combustion　produces　lots　of　dust　and　strong　emission　from　its　flame.　This　paper　focused　on　the　application　of　two　dimensional　temperature　measurement　method　based　on　the　combination　of　computed　tomography　and　tunable　diode　laser　absorption　spectroscopy　using　absorption　spectra　of　water　vapor　at　1388　nm　and　1343　nm　for　each　laser　scanning　using　direct　absorption　spectroscopy,　which　show　the　better　characteristics　of　spatial-temporal　resolution,　fast　response,　high　sensitivity,　self-calibration　and　optical　accessibility.　Accuracy　of　temperature　measurement　using　tunable　diode　laser　absorption　spectroscopy　was　improved　by　applying　the　corrected　spectroscopic　database.　Computed　tomography　reconstruction　accuracy　of　16　laser-paths　configuration　was　evaluated　using　sum　of　squared　difference　(0.001)　and　zero-mean　normalized　cross-correlation　(over　0.991),　which　presented　the　consistent　temperature　between　assumed　and　reconstructed　distributions.　This　developed　computed　tomography-tunable　diode　laser　absorption　spectroscopy　was　successfully　applied　to　pulverized　coal　flame　for　two　dimensional　temperature　measurement　with　1　ms　temporal　resolution　for　time-series　two　dimensional　temperature　measurement　in　the　range　of　300–2500　K.　The　rationality　was　demonstrated　by　comparison　of　pulverized　coal　flame　and　Methane-Air　flame　temperature　distributions　due　to　the　main　heat　release　produced　by　methane　fuel.　Its　applicability　to　pulverized　coal　combustion　field　will　be　benefit　for　optimal　operation　control　and　combustion　efficiency　improvement　by　combustion　organization　or　new　design　of　combustion　system.　©　2020　Elsevier　Ltd