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High-resolution 3D winds derived from a modified WISSDOM synthesis scheme using multiple Doppler lidars and observations
Chia-Lun Tsai
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for
Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
South Korea
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Culture University,
Taipei, Taiwan
Kwonil Kim
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for
Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
South Korea
Yu-Chieng Liou
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University,
Jhongli, Taiwan
GyuWon Lee
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for
Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
South Korea
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Short summary
Since the winds in clear-air conditions usually play an important role in the initiation of various weather systems and phenomena, the modified Wind Synthesis System using Doppler Measurements (WISSDOM) synthesis scheme was developed to derive high-quality and high-spatial-resolution 3D winds under clear-air conditions. The performance and accuracy of derived 3D winds from this modified scheme were evaluated with an extreme strong wind event over complex terrain in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Since the winds in clear-air conditions usually play an important role in the initiation of...
