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Stream Line Doppler lidar measurements of wind speed and direction with the duo-beam method in the surface air layer

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The results of retrieval of wind speed and direction from measurements of radial velocity by a Stream Line pulsed coherent Doppler lidar using the duo-beam method and conical scanning are presented. These results are compared with data of a sonic anemometer (point sensor).

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, 634055, Russia

    V. A. Banakh, I. N. Smalikho, A. V. Falits, E. V. Gordeev & A. A. Sukharev

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Banakh, I.N. Smalikho, A.V. Falits, E.V. Gordeev, A.A. Sukharev, 2017, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Banakh, V.A., Smalikho, I.N., Falits, A.V. et al. Stream Line Doppler lidar measurements of wind speed and direction with the duo-beam method in the surface air layer. Atmos Ocean Opt 30, 581–587 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856017060033

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