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Edge technique - Theory and application to the lidar measurement of atmospheric windThe paper describes the theory of the edge technique, a powerful method for the detection and measurement of small frequency shifts. It can be employed with a lidar to obtain range-resolved measurements of wind with high accuracy and high vertical resolution. The technique can be applied to measure wind with a lidar by using either the aerosol or molecular backscattered signal. Simulations for a ground-based lidar at 1.06 micron using reasonable instrumental parameters show an accuracy of the vector components of the wind which is better than 0.5 m/s from the ground to an altitude of 20 km for a 100-m vertical resolution and a 100-shot average.
Document ID
19920066941
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Korb, C. L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Gentry, Bruce M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Weng, Chi Y.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Seabrook, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
July 20, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 31
Issue: 21, J
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
92A49565
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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