Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5781-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5781-2018
Research article
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19 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2018

Analysis of the performance of a ship-borne scanning wind lidar in the Arctic and Antarctic

Rolf Zentek, Svenja H. E. Kohnemann, and Günther Heinemann

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AR by Rolf Zentek on behalf of the Authors (28 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Sep 2018) by Ulla Wandinger

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AA by Rolf Zentek on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2018)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (18 Oct 2018) by Ulla Wandinger
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Short summary
The performance of the lidar measurements in comparison with radio soundings generally shows small RMSD (bias) for wind speed of around 1 m s−1 (0.1 m s−1) and for a wind direction of around 10° (1°). The post-processing of the non-motion-stabilized data shows comparably high quality to studies with motion stabilized systems. Ship-based doppler lidar measurements can contribute to filling the data gap over oceans, particularly in polar regions.