EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Lidar for Wind and Optical Turbulence Profiling

  • Fastig Shlomo,
  • Porat Omer,
  • Englander Abraham,
  • Sprung Detlev,
  • Stein Karin U.,
  • Sucher Erik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817606009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 176
p. 06009

Abstract

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A field campaign for the comparison investigation of systems to measure wind and optical turbulence profiles was conducted in northern Germany. The experimental effort was to compare the performance of the LIDAR, SODAR-RASS and ultrasonic anemometers for the measurement of the above mentioned atmospheric parameters. Soreq's LIDAR is a fiber laser based system demonstrator for the vertical profiling of the wind and turbulence, based on the correlation of aerosol density variations. It provides measurements up to 350m with 20m resolution.