Lidar Measurements of Cloud-tracked Winds

Lidar Measurements of Cloud-tracked Winds

This paper describes wind measurements derived from displacements of small-scale cloud features obtained from time-lapse videography and simultaneous lidar measurements. Lidar provides the altitude of the cloud feature with a high degree of accuracy. The video picture provides the information on the...

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Published in:Journal of applied meteorology (1988) Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 35 - 44
Main Authors: Pal, Shiv R., Pribluda, Irina, Carswell, Allan I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01-01-1994
Subjects:
Altitude
Artificial satellites
Cirrus clouds
Clouds
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Meteorology
Meteors
Rawinsondes
Sondes
Wind
Wind velocity
Winds and their effects
Clouds
Lidar
Wind
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Summary:This paper describes wind measurements derived from displacements of small-scale cloud features obtained from time-lapse videography and simultaneous lidar measurements. Lidar provides the altitude of the cloud feature with a high degree of accuracy. The video picture provides the information on the horizontal displacement coordinates of the wind speed and direction. Analysis of a large body of data has shown that the method can provide wind information with good spatial and temporal resolution. Comparisons with rawinsonde measurements show very good agreement.
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ISSN:0894-8763
1520-0450
DOI:10.1175/1520-0450(1994)033<0035:LMOCTW>2.0.CO;2