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Wind Profiles Derived from Volume Imaging Lidar Data: Enhancements to the Algorithm and Comparisons with Insitu ObservationsThis paper presents wind measurements made with the University of Wisconsin Volume Imaging Lidar (VIL) during Aug. 1989 as part of the First ISLSCP (International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project) Field Experiment (FIFE). Enhancements to the algorithm are described. Comparisons of these results to aircraft, balloon, and surface based wind measurements are presented. Observations of the spatial variance of aerosol backscatter are also compared to measurements of the convective boundary layer depth. Measurements are based on two-dimensional cross correlations between horizontal image planes showing the spatial distribution of aerosol scattering observed by the lidar at intervals of approximately 3 minutes. Each image plane covers an area of 500-1000 sq km and the winds calculated represent area averages.
Document ID
19920020028
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Piironen, A. K.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Eloranta, E. W.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, Sixteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Part 1
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
92N29271
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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