A method for estimating the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate from a vertically pointing doppler lidar, and independent evaluation from balloon-borne in situ measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1652-1664

  O'connor, Ewan J ^a,b   Illingworth, Anthony J ^a   Brooks, Ian M ^c   Westbrook, Christopher D ^a   Hogan, Robin J ^a   Davies, Fay ^d   Brooks, And Barbara J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In situ observations; Instrumentation sensors; Kinetic energy; Lidars lidar observations; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; DISSIPATION RATES; DOPPLER LIDARS; DOPPLER VELOCITY; HORIZONTAL WINDS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; INERTIAL SUBRANGE; INSTRUMENTATION/SENSORS; INTEGRATION TIME; LIDARS/LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; MIXED-BOUNDARY; NOISE CONTRIBUTIONS; NOISE VARIANCE; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; QUIESCENT CONDITIONS; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; SONIC ANEMOMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

ANEMOMETERS; BALLOONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ESTIMATION; KINETIC ENERGY; OPTICAL RADAR; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

BALLOON OBSERVATION; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER LIDAR; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TURBULENCE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77958476917     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1455.1     Document Type: Article

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