Performance evaluation of an all-fiber image-reject homodyne coherent Doppler wind lidar

Abari, C. F.; Pedersen, A. T.; Dellwik, E.; Mann, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-4145-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-4145-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-4145-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 10

Research article

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09 Oct 2015

Research article |

| 09 Oct 2015

Performance evaluation of an all-fiber image-reject homodyne coherent Doppler wind lidar

C. F. Abari, A. T. Pedersen, E. Dellwik, and J. Mann

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RC C1030: 'Discussion', Viktor Banakh, 07 May 2015
- AC C2830: 'Response to referee one, Viktor Banakh', Cyrus F Abari, 03 Sep 2015
RC C2405: 'Performance evaluation of an all-fiber image-reject homodyne coherent Doppler wind lidar C. F. Abari, A. T. Pedersen, E. Dellwik, and J. Mann', Stephan Rahm, 04 Aug 2015
- AC C2836: 'Response to referee two', Cyrus F Abari, 03 Sep 2015

Short summary

Continuous-wave coherent Doppler lidars (CW CDL) are a class of short-range wind lidars. This paper presents the measurement results from a field campaign where the performance of a recently built all-fiber image-reject homodyne CW CDL is compared against a sonic anemometer. The results are weighed against another instrument, i.e., a CW CDL benefiting from a heterodyne receiver. The results show that the new system has a superior measurement performance, especially for close-to-zero velocities.