Three-dimensional wind profiles using a stabilized shipborne cloud radar in wind profiler mode

Protat, Alain; McRobert, Ian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3609-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3609-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3609-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

Research article

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07 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 07 Jul 2020

Three-dimensional wind profiles using a stabilized shipborne cloud radar in wind profiler mode

Alain Protat and Ian McRobert

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RC1: 'review', Gerald Mace, 25 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer 1', Alain Protat, 23 Apr 2020
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Mar 2020
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer 2', Alain Protat, 23 Apr 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Alain Protat on behalf of the Authors (23 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Apr 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (28 Apr 2020)

RR by Gerald Mace (03 May 2020)

ED: Publish as is (16 May 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

AR by Alain Protat on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

Three-dimensional (3D) wind motions play a major role in driving the life cycle of clouds. In this pilot study we have developed a technique to measure the 3D winds in clouds, using a shipborne Doppler cloud radar on a stabilized platform. The stabilized platform is driven to point in a series of predefined directions to collect the required measurements. Comparisons with radiosondes demonstrate that accurate 1 min resolution 3D wind motions can be obtained from this instrumental setup.