Retrieving Winds in the Surface Layer over Land Using an Airborne Doppler Lidar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-499

  Godwin, K S ^a,b   De Wekker, S F J ^a   Emmitt, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SIMPSON WEATHER ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC APPLICATIONS; CALIFORNIA; DOPPLER LIDARS; DOPPLER WIND LIDAR; EARTH'S SURFACE; GROUND RETURN; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; RADIAL VELOCITY; RANGE GATES; RETURN SIGNALS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE LAYER OVER LAND; TWO-STEP APPROACH; WIND FIELD; WIND PROFILES; WIND RETRIEVALS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DOPPLER EFFECT; OPTICAL RADAR;

WIND;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER LIDAR; NADIR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE LAYER; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FIELD; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; SALINAS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864760191     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00139.1     Document Type: Article

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