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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7167-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7167-2021
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Research article
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17 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 17 Nov 2021
| 17 Nov 2021
Correction of wind bias for the lidar on board Aeolus using telescope temperatures
Fabian Weiler
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut für Physik
der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Michael Rennie
Research Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Shinfield Park,
Reading RG2 9AX, United Kingdom
Thomas Kanitz
European Space Agency-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, Noordwijk 2201 AZ, The
Netherlands
Lars Isaksen
Research Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Shinfield Park,
Reading RG2 9AX, United Kingdom
Elena Checa
European Space Agency-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, Noordwijk 2201 AZ, The
Netherlands
Jos de Kloe
R&D Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297,
De Bilt 3731 GA, The Netherlands
Ngozi Okunde
R&D Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297,
De Bilt 3731 GA, The Netherlands
Oliver Reitebuch
Institut für Physik
der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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- Exploring the potential of Aeolus lidar mission for ocean color applications D. Dionisi et al.
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- Aeolus L2A aerosol optical properties product: standard correct algorithm and Mie correct algorithm T. Flament et al.
- EarthCARE's cloud profiling radar antenna pointing correction using surface Doppler measurements B. Puigdomènech Treserras et al.
- Extended validation of Aeolus winds with wind-profiling radars in Antarctica and Arctic Sweden S. Kirkwood et al.
- Validation of the Aeolus L2B Rayleigh winds and ECMWF short‐range forecasts in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere using Loon super pressure balloon observations S. Bley et al.
- System for Analysis of Wind Collocations (SAWC): A Novel Archive and Collocation Software Application for the Intercomparison of Winds from Multiple Observing Platforms K. Lukens et al.
- Aeolus wind lidar observations of the 2019/2020 quasi-biennial oscillation disruption with comparison to radiosondes and reanalysis T. Banyard et al.
- Aeolus lidar surface return (LSR) at 355 nm as a new Aeolus Level-2A product L. Labzovskii et al.
- Inter-comparison of wind measurements in the atmospheric boundary layer and the lower troposphere with Aeolus and a ground-based coherent Doppler lidar network over China S. Wu et al.
- Windspeed determination from a near-field, UV, direct-detection Doppler wind lidar based on Michelson interferometer fringe imaging P. Linsmayer & P. Vrancken
- Challenges and achievements of the first wind lidar in space on ESA's Aeolus mission O. Reitebuch
- Long-term validation of Aeolus L2B wind products at Punta Arenas, Chile, and Leipzig, Germany H. Baars et al.
- Investigation of links between dynamical scenarios and particularly high impact of Aeolus on numerical weather prediction (NWP) forecasts A. Martin et al.
- Exploring the potential of Aeolus lidar mission for ocean color applications D. Dionisi et al.
- A collocation study of atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) compared to Aeolus wind profiles with a feature track correction (FTC) observation operator R. Hoffman et al.
- Quality control and error assessment of the Aeolus L2B wind results from the Joint Aeolus Tropical Atlantic Campaign O. Lux et al.
- A statistically optimal analysis of systematic differences between Aeolus horizontal line-of-sight winds and NOAA's Global Forecast System H. Liu et al.
- Mispointing characterization and Doppler velocity correction for the conically scanning WIVERN Doppler radar F. Scarsi et al.
- Observation error analysis for the WInd VElocity Radar Nephoscope W-band Doppler conically scanning spaceborne radar via end-to-end simulations A. Battaglia et al.
- Validation activities of Aeolus wind products on the southeastern Iberian Peninsula J. Abril-Gago et al.
- Validation of Aeolus wind profiles using ground-based lidar and radiosonde observations at Réunion island and the Observatoire de Haute-Provence M. Ratynski et al.
- Exploiting Aeolus level-2b winds to better characterize atmospheric motion vector bias and uncertainty K. Lukens et al.
- Spectral performance analysis of the Aeolus Fabry–Pérot and Fizeau interferometers during the first years of operation B. Witschas et al.
- Validation of the Aeolus L2B wind product with airborne wind lidar measurements in the polar North Atlantic region and in the tropics B. Witschas et al.
- Validation of Aeolus L2B products over the tropical Atlantic using radiosondes M. Borne et al.
- Impact of Aeolus wind lidar observations on the representation of the West African monsoon circulation in the ECMWF and DWD forecasting systems M. Borne et al.
- CCD detector performance of the space-borne Doppler wind lidar ALADIN during the Aeolus mission O. Lux et al.
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Short summary
This paper summarizes the identification and correction of one of the most important systematic error sources for the wind measurements of the ESA satellite Aeolus. It depicts the effects of small temperature variations in the primary telescope mirror on the quality of the wind products and describes the approach to correct for it in the near-real-time processing. Moreover, the performance of the correction approach is assessed, and alternative approaches are discussed.
This paper summarizes the identification and correction of one of the most important systematic...
