EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2020)
Initial Assessment of the Performance of the First Wind Lidar in Space on Aeolus
- Reitebuch Oliver,
- Lemmerz Christian,
- Lux Oliver,
- Marksteiner Uwe,
- Rahm Stephan,
- Weiler Fabian,
- Witschas Benjamin,
- Meringer Markus,
- Schmidt Karsten,
- Huber Dorit,
- Nikolaus Ines,
- Geiss Alexander,
- Vaughan Michael,
- Dabas Alain,
- Flament Thomas,
- Stieglitz Hugo,
- Isaksen Lars,
- Rennie Michael,
- de Kloe Jos,
- Marseille Gert-Jan,
- Stoffelen Ad,
- Wernham Denny,
- Kanitz Thomas,
- Straume Anne-Grete,
- Fehr Thorsten,
- von Bismarck Jonas,
- Floberghagen Rune,
- Parrinello Tommaso
Affiliations
- Reitebuch Oliver
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Lemmerz Christian
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Lux Oliver
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Marksteiner Uwe
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Rahm Stephan
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Weiler Fabian
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Witschas Benjamin
- DLR, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
- Meringer Markus
- DLR, Remote Sensing Technology Institute
- Schmidt Karsten
- DLR, Remote Sensing Technology Institute
- Huber Dorit
- DoRIT
- Nikolaus Ines
- University of Applied Sciences
- Geiss Alexander
- Ludwig-Maximillians-University, Meteorological Institute
- Vaughan Michael
- Optical & Lidar Associates OLA
- Dabas Alain
- Météo-France, CNRM
- Flament Thomas
- Météo-France, CNRM
- Stieglitz Hugo
- Météo-France, CNRM
- Isaksen Lars
- ECMWF
- Rennie Michael
- ECMWF
- de Kloe Jos
- KNMI
- Marseille Gert-Jan
- KNMI
- Stoffelen Ad
- KNMI
- Wernham Denny
- ESA-ESTEC
- Kanitz Thomas
- ESA-ESTEC
- Straume Anne-Grete
- ESA-ESTEC
- Fehr Thorsten
- ESA-ESTEC
- von Bismarck Jonas
- ESA-ESRIN
- Floberghagen Rune
- ESA-ESRIN
- Parrinello Tommaso
- ESA-ESRIN
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202023701010
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 237
p. 01010
Abstract
Soon after its successful launch in August 2018, the spaceborne wind lidar ALADIN (Atmospheric LAser Doppler INstrument) on-board ESA’s Earth Explorer satellite Aeolus has demonstrated to provide atmospheric wind profiles on a global scale. Being the first ever Doppler Wind Lidar (DWL) instrument in space, ALADIN contributes to the improvement in numerical weather prediction (NWP) by measuring one component of the horizontal wind vector. The performance of the ALADIN instrument was assessed by a team from ESA, DLR, industry, and NWP centers during the first months of operation. The current knowledge about the main contributors to the random and systematic errors from the instrument will be discussed. First validation results from an airborne campaign with two wind lidars on-board the DLR Falcon aircraft will be shown.
