Journal article
Validation of wind profiles measured with incoherent Doppler lidar
Applied Optics, Vol.36(9), pp.1928-1939
01/01/1997
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001928
PMID: 18250884
Abstract
A high-resolution incoherent Doppler lidar has been constructed at the University of Michigan Space Physics Research Laboratory. The primary purpose of this lidar is to measure vertical profiles of the horizontal wind field with high spatial and temporal resolution. In mid-1994 a rawinsonde system was used to assess the performance of the lidar. The resulting comparisons of profiles from the balloons and the lidar are shown. The comparisons show an similar to 2-m/s rms error between the two systems. The reasons for this error are discussed, and a sensitivity study is shown to illustrate the sensitivity of the lidar wind measurements to various system parameters. Finally, steps that are being taken to improve the systematic errors are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Validation of wind profiles measured with incoherent Doppler lidar
- Creators
- Matthew McGill - University of Michigan–Ann ArborWilbert Skinner - University of Michigan–Ann ArborTodd Irgang - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied Optics, Vol.36(9), pp.1928-1939
- DOI
- 10.1364/AO.36.001928
- PMID
- 18250884
- ISSN
- 0003-6935
- eISSN
- 1539-4522
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984277261202771
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