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25 Sep 2025
Research article |
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| 25 Sep 2025
Comparison of the performance between three Doppler wind lidars and a novel wind speed correction algorithm
Yidan Zhang
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Hancheng Hu
College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Yuan Li
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Mengqi Liu
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Fugui Zhang
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Huilian She
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
Hao Wu
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Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
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Short summary
This study advances the field of low altitude wind field detection by systematically evaluating Doppler wind lidar performance against in situ balloon radiosonde under complex atmospheric conditions. We propose a novel machine learning framework for wind profile correction and the Aeolus satellite is used to verify the reliability of the algorithm further to enhance data reliability in meteorological remote sensing.
This study advances the field of low altitude wind field detection by systematically evaluating...
