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Research article
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09 May 2022
Research article |
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Scan strategies for wind profiling with Doppler lidar – an large-eddy simulation (LES)-based evaluation
Charlotte Rahlves
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Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz University Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Frank Beyrich
Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg, Richard-Aßmann-Observatory, German Meteorological Service, Lindenberg, Germany
Siegfried Raasch
Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz University Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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Short summary
Lidars can measure the wind profile in the lower part of the atmosphere, provided that the wind field is horizontally uniform and does not change during the time of the measurement. These requirements are mostly not fulfilled in reality, and the lidar wind measurement will thus hold a certain error. We investigate different strategies for lidar wind profiling using a lidar simulator implemented in a numerical simulation of the wind field. Our findings can help to improve wind measurements.
Lidars can measure the wind profile in the lower part of the atmosphere, provided that the wind...
