Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars (CONDOR): multi-static system configuration and wind comparison with co-located lidar

Qiao, Zishun; Liu, Alan Z.; Stober, Gunter; Fuentes, Javier; Vargas, Fabio; Adami, Christian L.; Reid, Iain M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1091-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1091-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1091-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

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04 Mar 2025

Research article |

| 04 Mar 2025

Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars (CONDOR): multi-static system configuration and wind comparison with co-located lidar

Zishun Qiao, Alan Z. Liu, Gunter Stober, Javier Fuentes, Fabio Vargas, Christian L. Adami, and Iain M. Reid

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Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on amt-2024-126', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Oct 2024

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://amt.copernicus.org/preprints/amt-2024-126/amt-2024-126-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2024-126-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zishun Qiao, 20 Nov 2024
  
  We sincerely appreciate the reviewer’s encouraging and constructive feedback. Our detailed responses to the comments can be found in the uploaded supplementary file.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2024-126-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on amt-2024-126', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Oct 2024
Dear Authors,

Thank you for submitting your manuscript regarding a radar network for retrieving horizontal wind profiles. I think the work is interesting, and I have only some technical comments that could help you to improve some points of your work:

The most relevant for me is the use of the term radar. I know that the name is correct, but I think it is more referred to weather radar detecting echoes in 3D volumes. Maybe it would be more appropriate to use the term bidirectional radar.

In table 1, the first column indicates a network, isn't it? Then, I suggest changing the column name to "Radar network" or something similar.

Finally, I missed some comparisons of your results with other similar networks, such as the ones presented in Table 1.

Best regards
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2024-126-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zishun Qiao, 20 Nov 2024
  
  We thank the reviewer’s encouraging and valuable feedback. Our detailed responses to the comments can be found in the uploaded supplementary file.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2024-126-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Zishun Qiao on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2024) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Dec 2024) by Gerd Baumgarten

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Dec 2024)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (18 Dec 2024) by Gerd Baumgarten

AR by Zishun Qiao on behalf of the Authors (27 Dec 2024) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

This paper describes the installation of the Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars (CONDOR) and its initial results. The routine winds are point-to-point comparable to the co-located lidar winds. The retrievals of spatially resolved horizontal wind fields and vertical winds are also facilitated, benefiting from the extensive meteor detections. The successful deployment and maintenance of CONDOR provide 24/7 and state-of-the-art wind measurements to the research community.

Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars (CONDOR): multi-static system configuration and wind comparison with co-located lidar

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