Comparison of dual-doppler lidar measurements of wind with helicopter measurements

Hironori Iwai, Shoken Ishii, Nobumitsu Tsunematsu, Kohei Mizutani, Yasuhiro Murayama, Toshikazu Itabe, Izumi Yamada, Naoki Matayoshi, Dai Matsushima, Weiming Sha, Takeshi Yamazaki, Toshiki Iwasaki

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Abstract

Dual-Doppler lidar and heliborne sensor were used to investigate the three-dimensional structure of the wind field over Sendai Airport in June 2007. We applied a variational method developed for multiple Doppler radar measurements to dual- Doppler lidar analysis. The comparison of wind fields retrieved from dual-Doppler analysis to wind fields measured by the JAXA heliborne sensor reveals differences of horizontal wind speed and wind direction of 0.11 m s-1 and 10.1°, on average, with standard deviations not exceeding 0.75 m s-1 and 16°, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th Coherent Laser Radar Conference Proceedings
Pages57-60
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Dec 1
Event15th Coherent Laser Radar Conference, CLRC 2009 - Toulouse, France
Duration: 2009 Jun 222009 Jun 26

Publication series

Name15th Coherent Laser Radar Conference Proceedings

Other

Other15th Coherent Laser Radar Conference, CLRC 2009
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period09/6/2209/6/26

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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