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Rayleigh-Mie Doppler wind lidar for atmospheric measurements. I. Instrumental setup, validation, and first
C Souprayen1, A Garnier, A Hertzog
1Service d'Aeronomie du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Routes des Gatines, BP 3, 91371 Verrieres-Le Buisson, France. C.Souprayen@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Abstract:
Since 1989 Service d'Aéronomie du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique has used an incoherent Doppler lidar technique for wind measurements in the atmosphere. A new-generation Rayleigh-Mie Doppler lidar has been designed and is currently operated at the Observatoire de Haute Provence (France). We give a detailed description of this instrument and highlight two important upgrades leading to quasi-simultaneous and absolute measurements of the wind from approximately 8 to 50 km altitude. The possible sources of error are identified and quantified in terms of accuracy in the wind determination. Experimental results are given in detail, and a validation of the measurements is performed with the help of ancillary data. A first climatological description of the mean wind is briefly reported.
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