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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3515-2024
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3515-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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10 Jun 2024
Research article |
| 10 Jun 2024
| 10 Jun 2024
High Spectral Resolution Lidar – generation 2 (HSRL-2) retrievals of ocean surface wind speed: methodology and evaluation
Sanja Dmitrovic
James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Johnathan W. Hair
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Brian L. Collister
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Ewan Crosbie
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Marta A. Fenn
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Richard A. Ferrare
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
David B. Harper
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Chris A. Hostetler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Yongxiang Hu
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
John A. Reagan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Claire E. Robinson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
deceased
Shane T. Seaman
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Taylor J. Shingler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Kenneth L. Thornhill
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Holger Vömel
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA
Xubin Zeng
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Data sets
MERRA-2 tavg1\_2d\_flx\_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics V5.12.4 GMAO (Global Modeling and Assimilation Office) https://doi.org/10.5067/7MCPBJ41Y0K6
Aerosol Cloud MeTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment Data NASA Langley Research Center https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ACTIVATE/DATA001
ACTIVATE GOES-16 Supplementary Data Products NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/ACTIVATE-Satellite_1,
Short summary
This study introduces and evaluates a new ocean surface wind speed product from the NASA Langley Research Center (LARC) airborne High-Spectral-Resolution Lidar – Generation 2 (HSRL-2) during the NASA ACTIVATE mission. We show that HSRL-2 surface wind speed data are accurate when compared to ground-truth dropsonde measurements. Therefore, the HSRL-2 instrument is able obtain accurate, high-resolution surface wind speed data in airborne field campaigns.
This study introduces and evaluates a new ocean surface wind speed product from the NASA Langley...
