Publication Date:
2004-12-03
Description:
We have developed the theory for aerosol- and molecular-based lidar measurements of the wind using double edge versions of the edge technique. Aerosol-based wind measurements have been made at Goddard Space Flight Center and molecular-based wind measurements at the University of Geneva. We have demonstrated atmospheric measurements using these techniques for altitudes from 1 to more than 10 km. Measurement accuracies of better than 1.25 m/s have been obtained with integration times from 5 to 30 seconds. The measurements can be scaled to space and agree, within a factor of two, with satellite-based simulations of performance based on Poisson statistics.
Keywords:
Meteorology and Climatology
Type:
Nineteenth International Laser Radar Conference; Part 2; 585-586; NASA/CP-1998-207671/PT2
Format:
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