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Measurements of wind velocity and direction with coherent Doppler lidar in conditions of a weak echo signal

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The possibility of measuring the wind velocity and direction with 2-μm pulsed coherent Doppler lidar in conditions of a weak echo signal is investigated. It is shown that the use of the filtered sine wave fitting of the lidar-measured radial wind velocities allows for the estimation of the wind velocity vector components with an acceptable accuracy at a low signal-to-noise ratio up to values of −20 dB.

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  1. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pl. Akademika Zueva, 1, Tomsk, 634021, Russia

    V. A. Banakh & I. N. Smalikho

  2. Physical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, USA

    A. Brewer & E. L. Pichugina

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Banakh, A. Brewer, E.L. Pichugina, I.N. Smalikho, 2010, published in Optica Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Banakh, V.A., Brewer, A., Pichugina, E.L. et al. Measurements of wind velocity and direction with coherent Doppler lidar in conditions of a weak echo signal. Atmos Ocean Opt 23, 381–388 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856010050076

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Keywords

  • Lidar
  • Wind Velocity
  • Lidar Data
  • Sonic Anemometer
  • Height Profile