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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4443-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4443-2022
Research article
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02 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 02 Aug 2022

Validation of the Aeolus Level-2B wind product over Northern Canada and the Arctic

Chih-Chun Chou, Paul J. Kushner, Stéphane Laroche, Zen Mariani, Peter Rodriguez, Stella Melo, and Christopher G. Fletcher

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Aeolus is the first satellite that provides global wind profile measurements. The mission aims to improve the weather forecasts in the tropics, but also, potentially, in the polar regions. We evaluate the performance of the instrument over the Canadian North and the Arctic by comparing its measured winds in both cloudy and non-cloudy layers to wind data from forecasts, reanalysis, and ground-based instruments. Overall, good agreement was seen, but Aeolus winds have greater dispersion.