EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

ESA’s spaceborne lidar mission ADM-Aeolus; project status and preparations for launch

  • Straume Anne Grete,
  • Elfving Anders,
  • Wernham Denny,
  • de Bruin Frank,
  • Kanitz Thomas,
  • Schuettemeyer Dirk,
  • Bismarck Jonas von,
  • Buscaglione Fabio,
  • Lecrenier O.,
  • McGoldrick Phil

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817604007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 176
p. 04007

Abstract

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ESA’s Doppler Wind lidar mission, the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ADM-Aeolus, hereafter abbreviated to Aeolus), was chosen as an Earth Explorer Core mission within the Living Planet Programme in 1999. It shall demonstrate the potential of space-based Doppler Wind lidars for operational measurements of wind profiles and their use in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and climate research. Spin-off products are profiles of cloud and aerosol optical properties. Aeolus carries the novel Doppler Wind lidar instrument ALADIN. The mission prime is Airbus Defence & Space UK (ADS-UK), and the instrument prime is Airbus Defence & Space France (ADS-F).