Directional wind measurement derived from elastic backscatter lidar data in real time

David S. Moore; Stephen W. White; Robert R. Karl Jr.; Brian Emerson Newnam

doi:10.1117/12.243559

26 June 1996 Directional wind measurement derived from elastic backscatter lidar data in real time

David S. Moore, Stephen W. White, Robert R. Karl Jr., Brian Emerson Newnam

Proceedings Volume 2748, Laser Radar Technology and Applications; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243559
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The development of a capability to infer wind velocities simultaneously at a number of ranges along one direction in real time is described. The elastic backscatter lidar data used was obtained using the XM94 lidar, developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory for the US Army Chemical and Biological Detection Command. In some respects this problem is simpler than measuring wind velocities on meso- meteorological scales. Other requirements, particularly high temporal fidelity, have driven the development of faster software algorithms and suggested opportunities for the evolution of the hardware.

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David S. Moore, Stephen W. White, Robert R. Karl Jr., and Brian Emerson Newnam "Directional wind measurement derived from elastic backscatter lidar data in real time", Proc. SPIE 2748, Laser Radar Technology and Applications, (26 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243559

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