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Observing system simulation experiments for the laser atmospheric wind sounder using global spectral modelFundamental to improving the understanding of the total Earth system are increased and improved observations. In the coming decade several spaceborne instrumented platforms will be constructed and implemented. These platforms will, in large, be housing the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) instrument suite. One of the proposed instruments is a wind profiling system which is currently referred to as the Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (LAWS). This instrument will use a CO2 Doppler lidar wind profiler to give wind measurements with a vertical and horizontal resolution which has yet to be seen globally. The LAWS instrument is now a candidate for launch on a NASA EOS-B platform and is fundamental to increasing our understanding of Earth system science. The LAWS data sets will form an integral component of the temporally continuous data base needed for research of the coupled climate systems. This instrument's observations will aid in giving an improved description of the atmospheric circulation, including the transports of energy, momentum, moisture, trace gases, and aerosols. Also, the wind data will be assimilated and used as the initial state for many global forecast models at various operational centers. Results of system simulation experiments are discussed, and future experiments are described.
Document ID
19910023372
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rohaly, Gregg (Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL, United States)
Krishnamurti, T. N. (Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA(MSFC FY91 Global Scale Atmospheric Processes Research Program Review
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
91N32686
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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