A New Airborne Doppler Lidar for Boundary Layer Research & LES-Based Simulation

Gasch P.; Wieser A.; Kalthoff N.; Corsmeier U.; Feuerle T.; Kottmeier C.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/202023706001

EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2020)

A New Airborne Doppler Lidar for Boundary Layer Research & LES-Based Simulation

Gasch P.,
Wieser A.,
Kalthoff N.,
Corsmeier U.,
Feuerle T.,
Kottmeier C.

Affiliations

Gasch P.: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wieser A.: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Kalthoff N.: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Corsmeier U.: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Feuerle T.: Insitute of Flight Guidance, Technical University Brunswick
Kottmeier C.: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202023706001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 237
p. 06001

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Airborne Doppler lidar measurements are a valuable tool in meteorological research. A new airborne Doppler lidar system has been developed jointly by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Technical University of Brunswick. The system is designed for use aboard a medium-range turboprop aircraft, thereby targeting meso-scale flow phenomena. In order to optimize system setup and retrieval strategy, as well as evaluate measurement quality under turbulent conditions, a first LES-based airborne Doppler lidar simulator has been developed. The results provide detailed insight into airborne Doppler lidar wind profiling characteristics.

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ISSN: 2100-014X (Online)
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Country of publisher: France
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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