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Airborne wind lidar observations over the North Atlantic in 2016 for the pre-launch validation of the satellite mission Aeolus

Lux, Oliver and Lemmerz, Christian and Weiler, Fabian and Marksteiner, Uwe and Witschas, Benjamin and Rahm, Stephan and Schäfler, Andreas and Reitebuch, Oliver (2018) Airborne wind lidar observations over the North Atlantic in 2016 for the pre-launch validation of the satellite mission Aeolus. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11 (6), pp. 3297-3322. Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/amt-11-3297-2018. ISSN 1867-1381.

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Abstract

In preparation of the satellite mission Aeolus carried out by the European Space Agency, airborne wind lidar observations have been performed in the frame of the North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment (NAWDEX), employing the prototype of the satellite instrument, the ALADIN Airborne Demonstrator (A2D). The direct-detection Doppler wind lidar system is composed of a frequency-stabilized Nd:YAG laser operating at 355 nm, a Cassegrain telescope and a dual-channel receiver. The latter incorporates a Fizeau interferometer and two sequential Fabry–Pérot interferometers to measure line-of-sight (LOS) wind speeds by analysing both Mie and Rayleigh backscatter signals. The benefit of the complementary design is demonstrated by airborne observations of strong wind shear related to the jet stream over the North Atlantic on 27 September and 4 October 2016, yielding high data coverage in diverse atmospheric conditions. The paper also highlights the relevance of accurate ground detection for the Rayleigh and Mie response calibration and wind retrieval. Using a detection scheme developed for the NAWDEX campaign, the obtained ground return signals are exploited for the correction of systematic wind errors. Validation of the instrument performance and retrieval algorithms was conducted by comparison with DLR's coherent wind lidar which was operated in parallel, showing a systematic error of the A2D LOS winds of less than 0.5 m s−1 and random errors from 1.5 (Mie) to 2.7 m s−1 (Rayleigh).

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/120334/
Document Type:Article
Title:Airborne wind lidar observations over the North Atlantic in 2016 for the pre-launch validation of the satellite mission Aeolus
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Lux, OliverDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1491-0323UNSPECIFIED
Lemmerz, ChristianDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weiler, FabianDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Marksteiner, UweDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4335-922XUNSPECIFIED
Witschas, BenjaminDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-1470UNSPECIFIED
Rahm, StephanDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schäfler, AndreasDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reitebuch, OliverDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:11 June 2018
Journal or Publication Title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:11
DOI:10.5194/amt-11-3297-2018
Page Range:pp. 3297-3322
Publisher:Copernicus Publications
ISSN:1867-1381
Status:Published
Keywords:Lidar, Doppler wind lidar, Rayleigh scattering, Mie scattering, Airborne wind observations
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Projekt ADM (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Lidar
Deposited By: Lux, Dr. Oliver
Deposited On:12 Jun 2018 09:30
Last Modified:02 Nov 2023 10:19

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