Wind infrared Doppler lidar instrument

Authors
Werner, C Flamant, PH Reitebuch, O Kopp, F Streicher, J Rahm, S Nagel, E Klier, M Herrmann, H Loth, C Delville, P Drobinski, P Romand, B Boitel, C Oh, D Lopez, M Meissonnier, M Bruneau, D Dabas, A
Citation
C. Werner et al., Wind infrared Doppler lidar instrument, OPT ENG, 40(1), 2001, pp. 115-125
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
00913286 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
115 - 125
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3286(200101)40:1<115:WIDLI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The purpose of the project WIND (wind infrared Doppler lidar) is the develo pment of an airborne conical scanning CO2 Doppler lidar in French-German co operation by CNRS/CNES and DLR. The instrument and its peculiarities are de scribed. Measurements of the Doppler shift from a moving platform with an a ccuracy of 1 mis require instantaneous access to the position data of the p latform. Therefore this part of the instrument is described in detail. Grou nd-based tests, airborne tests and a validation flight were performed. The instrument can be used for mesoscalic meteorology to test models and contri bute to a spaceborne Doppler lidar in the future. (C) 2001 society of Photo -Optical Instrumentation Engineers.