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Airborne lidar observations of wind, water vapor, and aerosol profiles during the NASA Aeolus calibration and validation (Cal/Val) test flight campaign
Kristopher M. Bedka
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Amin R. Nehrir
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Michael Kavaya
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Rory Barton-Grimley
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Mark Beaubien
Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA, USA
Brian Carroll
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Universities Space Research Association, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
James Collins
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
John Cooney
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Universities Space Research Association, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
G. David Emmitt
Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Steven Greco
Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Susan Kooi
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
Tsengdar Lee
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
Zhaoyan Liu
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Sharon Rodier
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
Gail Skofronick-Jackson
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
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Short summary
This paper demonstrates the Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) lidar and High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) measurement capabilities across a range of atmospheric conditions, compares DAWN and HALO measurements with Aeolus satellite Doppler wind lidar to gain an initial perspective of Aeolus performance, and discusses how atmospheric dynamic processes can be resolved and better understood through simultaneous observations of wind, water vapour, and aerosol profile observations.
This paper demonstrates the Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) lidar and High Altitude Lidar...
